Before Antonio Banderas became a Hollywood superstar he worked in Spain with its greatest living director, Pedro Almodóvar. Now the duo have teamed up for the first time in over twenty years to present a horror flick called The Skin I Live In.

This baroque psycho-shocker is certainly a change of pace for the pair and now it’s got an official UK release date: 26th August. The film is playing at the 64th Cannes Film Festival next month.

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“Acclaimed Spanish writer/director Pedro Almodóvar returns with his latest film THE SKIN I LIVE IN, reuniting him with three of his previous collaborators: Antonio Banderas (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down), Elena Anaya (Talk to Her) and Marisa Paredes (All About My Mother, Talk to Her, The Flower of My Secret). The film is produced by Agustín Almodóvar (Broken Embraces, Bad Education) and features music by Alberto Iglesias (Broken Embraces, Volver). Twentieth Century Fox will release THE SKIN I LIVE IN for Pathé in the UK on 26 August 2011, following its world premiere in competition at the 64th Cannes International Film Festival.”
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Synopsis:

Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault.

In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed a further three things: no scruples, an accomplice and a human guinea pig. Scruples were never a problem. Marilia, the woman who looked after him from the day he was born, is his most faithful accomplice. And as for the human guinea pig…

US Release: TBC
UK Release: 26th August
Australia Release: TBC