The Body

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A playful and imaginative Hitchcockian thriller about a cadaver that goes missing from a morgue.

Even if a screening is sold out, tickets are often available 30 minutes before the start of the film at the box office at each venue.


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  • Director Oriol Paulo
  • Producer Joaquín Padró, Mar Targarona, Mercedes Gamero, Mikel Lejarza
  • Screenwriter Oriol Paulo, Lara Sendim
  • With Jose Coronado, Hugo Silva, Belén Rueda
  • Spain 2012
  • 110 mins
  • Production company Antena 3 Films, Televisió de Catalunya, Rodar y Rodar
  • Sales Deaplaneta

When a nightwatchman is accidentally killed while fleeing in terror from the morgue where he works, the police are called in to investigate. Discovering that the cadaver of a recently deceased woman has disappeared, they are led to her widower, and over the course of one startling evening must uncover the truth behind her death, and solve the mystery of her missing body. Twisting together elements of the detective thriller, classic noir and horror genres, this deliciously sly film repeatedly subverts expectations, throwing its audience off-track with surprise plot developments and a wicked sense of humour. The movie’s playfulness and impeccable craftsmanship bring Hitchcock to mind, but this is no slavish homage: director Oriol Paulo (screenwriter of Julia’s Eyes) is a distinct talent, and clearly one to watch. Hitch would no doubt approve.

Michael Blyth