---
title: 'The Skin I Live In (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pedro Almodóvar'
released: '2011-05-19'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-skin-i-live-in-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1189073/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Skin I Live In (2011)

2011 · 120 min · Drama, Thriller · Spain

Original title: La piel que habito

## Synopsis

The Skin I Live In 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.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Esther García](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-garcia), [Agustín Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/agustin-almodovar)
- **Screenplay:** [Agustín Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/agustin-almodovar), [Pedro Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-almodovar), [Thierry Jonquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/thierry-jonquet)
- **Director:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-almodovar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alberto Iglesias](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-iglesias)
- **Director of Photography:** [José Luis Alcaine Escaño](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-alcaine-escano)
- **Editor:** [José Salcedo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-salcedo)

## Cast

- [Chema Ruiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/chema-ruiz)
- [Bárbara Lennie](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-lennie)
- [Guillermo Carbajo](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-carbajo)
- [Eduard Fernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-fernandez)
- [Marisa Paredes](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-paredes)
- [Roberto Alamo](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-alamo)
- [Esther García](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-garcia)
- [Fernando Cayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-cayo)
- [Concha Buika](https://cinepixo.com/people/concha-buika)
- [Sheyla Fariña](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheyla-farina)
- [Jan Cornet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-cornet)
- [Antonio Banderas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-banderas)
- [José Luis Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-gomez)
- [Carmen Machi](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-machi)
- [Elena Anaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-anaya)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: http://www.lapielquehabito.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-skin-i-live-in-2011
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1130310); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.