The Body

Original title: El cuerpo

2012
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

75K

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Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

A detective searches for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue.A detective searches for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue.A detective searches for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

75K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,830

378

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total

Trivia
An English language remake with the original name was expected in 2020, but it didn't come to be.

Goofs
(at around 12 mins) At the beginning of the movie, while Carla is fixing a drink for herself and Alex, a straw appears in one of the drinks between shots.

Quotes
Álex Ulloa: Who's that?
Mayka Villaverde: Nobody.
Álex Ulloa: Were you talking about me?
Mayka Villaverde: You won't like it. He's my new lawyer.
Álex Ulloa: What's wrong with Gloria?
Mayka Villaverde: As well as being my sister, she's also your lawyer, and I want to revise our marriage contract. The property division.
Álex Ulloa: You can't be serious.
Mayka Villaverde: I'm always serious with you. Even if I laugh at you constantly.
Álex Ulloa: You want everyone at your feet, don't you?
Mayka Villaverde: Not everyone. You, yes... Got you! You handed that to me on a platter!
Álex Ulloa: It's not funny. If he's not your lawyer, who is he?
Mayka Villaverde: My psychoanalyst.
Álex Ulloa: I didn't know you saw a psychoanalyst.
Mayka Villaverde: There are lots of things you don't know about me...

Connections
Featured in Tau's random film reviews: The Body - El cuerpo (2012)

Soundtracks
N'Importe Oú Quoi
Performed by Jean-Paul Dupeyron (as Jean Paul Dupeyron)
Written by Toni Saigi (as Toni Saigi Chupi) and Dani Espinet (as Daniel Espinet Nieto)
2012 Banda Sonora Original, S.L. BSO
Sound Studio: Banda Sonora Original, S.L.

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Mystery thriller par excellence

This is how you have to do a movie like this. It's a ride from beginning to end and it will keep you guessing throughout. Maybe you'll get things right and see the signs, maybe you're just enjoying things unraveling as the movie flows by. Whatever the case, you can be more than entertained with this little gem.

The acting is top notch and the script is really clever (I try to use this term as lightly as possible) and there is a touch of coolness to the characters, that is not forced upon them. The story might seem bigger at the beginning that it finally turns out to be, and there might be people disappointed with the ending. Take a chance though ... or wait for the inevitable US remake ...