The Skin I Live In (2011)

Original title

La piel que habito

Directed by

Pedro Almodóvar

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

Spain

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4,660 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A plastic surgeon keeps a woman captive in his home as part of a twisted experiment. The film explores identity and revenge through a series of shocking revelations.

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What happens

The Skin I Live In (Spanish: La piel que habito) is a 2011 Spanish psychological thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet and Roberto Álamo. It is based on Thierry Jonquet's 1984 novel Mygale, first published in French and then in English under the title Tarantula. Almodóvar has described the film as "a horror story without screams or frights". The film was the first collaboration in 21 years between Almodóvar and Banderas since Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990). It premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, and won Best Film Not in the English Language at the 65th BAFTA Awards. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and 16 Goya Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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