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The Body

Death is not always the end.

7.5(1,493)20121h 47m5

A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime Peña investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of the missing woman.

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Released
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Language
Spanish
  • prison
  • infidelity
  • identity
  • poison
  • detective
  • morgue
  • femme fatale
  • love
  • revenge
  • murder
  • missing person
  • mysterious

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Digital / OTT28 Jan 2017
  • United KingdomGB

    • Premiere15BFI London Film Festival17 Oct 2012
  • GermanyDE

    • Physical1610 Jun 2014
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalΚ-1219 May 2016
    • PhysicalDVD20 Oct 2016
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTG26 Oct 2013
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Physical16DVD14 Aug 2014
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical1522 May 2014
  • SpainES

    • PremiereSitges Film Festival4 Oct 2012
    • Theatrical12ICAA: 23241121 Dec 2012
  • SwedenSE

    • PremiereStockholm International Film Festival13 Nov 2012

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The Body was released on 21 December 2012.

Audience reviews

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  • R

    Reno

    9/24/2015

    8/10

    > What if your plan is a small part of someone's big. I wanted this film since it was out, only now I managed to see it. I haven't seen so many Spanish films as I did for French and German. I don't want to get disappointed, so I'm choosy and that is how it got delayed. That is the another reason why you don't see my low rated ('bad' and 'ignore' in my verdict) movie reviews. I don't want to waste my time to review…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/14/2025

    7/10

    “Mayka” (Belén Rueda) is a wealthy woman with a toy-boy chemist for an husband “Álex” (Hugo Silva) and it’s not really the happiest of arrangements. She regularly baits him and threatens him with a divorce that would render him poverty-stricken. Then, suddenly, she has an heart attack and ends up on a mortuary slab - but not for long. Before they can carry out an autopsy, she’s gone awol. Policeman “Jaime” (Jose Coro…

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