The Skin I Live In
The things the love of a madman can do...
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage.His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
- Director
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Worldwide
- $34M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
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The record
Awards
6 wins · 21 nominations
Golden Globes
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film
BAFTA Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
Critics' Choice Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Goya Award for Best Actress
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Actress
Goya Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyles
1 win
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyles
Goya Award for Best New Actor
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best New Actor
Goya Award for Best Original Score
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Original Score
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best International Film
BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerBIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film
European Film Award for Best Composer
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Composer
European Film Award for Best Production Designer
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Production Designer
Goya Award for Best Actor
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Actor
Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Goya Award for Best Art Direction
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Art Direction
Goya Award for Best Cinematography
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Cinematography
Goya Award for Best Costume Design
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Costume Design
Goya Award for Best Director
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Director
Goya Award for Best Editing
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Editing
Goya Award for Best Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Film
Goya Award for Best New Actress
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best New Actress
Goya Award for Best Production Supervision
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Production Supervision
Goya Award for Best Sound
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Sound
Goya Award for Best Special Effects
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best Special Effects
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Skin I Live In returned 2.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $13M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $34M
- Release date
- Aug 17, 2011
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- Country
- Spain
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