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The Body (2012)

The Body poster
Original title
El cuerpo
Directed by
Oriol Paulo
Genre
drama film, action film, mystery film, crime film, thriller film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
16
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 1,432 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A dead woman's body vanishes from a morgue. A widower and a police inspector try to figure out what happened.

suspensefulmysterioustenseintricatenocturnalpsychologicalgrippingclaustrophobic

What happens

The Body (Spanish: El Cuerpo) is a 2012 Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Oriol Paulo, starring José Coronado, Hugo Silva and Belén Rueda. The plot unfolds the events surrounding the disappearance of a female body (Rueda) from a morgue as the widower (Silva) and an inspector (Coronado) join forces to unravel the mystery. The screenplay was penned by Paulo alongside Lara Sendim. The film was produced by Joaquín Padró, Mar Targarona, Mercedes Gamero, and Mikel Lejarza for Rodar y Rodar, Antena 3 Films, TVC and Canal+. The film has been remade in multiple countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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