Segunda piel (1999)

Director:

Gerardo Vera

Writers:

Ángeles González Sinde (writer)
Gerardo Vera (idea)

Release Date:

14 January 2000 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Un triangulo diferente

Plot:

Al enamorarnos, apostamos. Y es un juego demasiado íntimo para asimilar con facilidad el fracaso. Elena...

Plot Keywords:

Affair | Doctor | Coming Out | Death | Motorcycle Accident

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Javier Bardem	...	Diego
Jordi Mollà	...	Alberto García
Ariadna Gil	...	Elena
Cecilia Roth	...	Eva
Mercedes Sampietro	...	María Elena
Javier Albalá	...	Rafael
Adrian Sac	...	Adrián
Cristina Espinosa	...	Ana Mari
Pilar Castro	...	Neus
Ramiro Alonso	...	Oriol
Silvia Espigado	...	Ingeniera
Carmen Grey	...	Enfermera
Ángela Rosal	...	Tomasa
Luis B. Santiago	...	Aitor
Christian Queipo	...	Luis

Also Known As:

Second Skin (UK)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and some language. (edited version)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R (edited version)

Company:

Antena 3 Televisión

Movie Connections:

Features El sueño del mono loco (1989)

A Spanish "gayploitation" movie

This film has caused a lot of controversy in its native Spain. It is establishing a trend in Spanish films exploiting gay themes by casting some of the country's most popular male stars as lovers to lure viewers, therefore appealing to voyeurism. This "gayploitation" has been going on for over a decade in Spanish cinema. In fact, it's hard to name an established Spanish actor who hasn't appeared in at least one gay role. However, in most cases, these roles or their sexuality have been secondary. In SEGUNDA PIEL, however, it's full steam ahead as the film centers around these two stars' relationship, and features very graphic sex scenes between the two stars. Whether this film is voyeuristic or not is certainly up to the viewer to decide.