Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Spain
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence and frights — not a wind-down.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
- In Spanish — subtitles on.
The story
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.
- mask
- based on novel or book
- madrid
- spain
- isolation
- obsession
- face transplant
- plastic surgery
- half-brother
- sex change
- revenge
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Roberto Álamo — Zeca
- Eduard Fernández — Fulgencio
- José Luis Gómez — President of the Institute of Biotechnology
- Blanca Suárez — Norma Ledgard
- Susi Sánchez — Vicente's mother
- Bárbara Lennie — Cristina
- Fernando Cayo — Surgeon
- Chema Ruiz — Police officer
- Buika — Singer
- Ana Mena — Young Norma
- Teresa Manresa — Casilda Efraiz
- Directed
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Written
- Pedro Almodóvar
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 4,698 ratings
- Studio
- El Deseo
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
