El Cuerpo

Director: Oriol Paulo

2012 / 112min / DCP

Unwinding over the course of a single rain-drenched night, Paulo’s atmospheric psychological thriller concerns the curious case of a young doctor (Hugo Silva)—prime suspect in the suspicious death of his powerful businesswoman wife (Bélen Rueda)—who appears to be every bit as baffled as the police investigator tasked with interrogating him (José Coronado) when the body of the victim suddenly disappears from the morgue. A spry, claustrophobic cinematic cat-and-mouse game that keeps you guessing right up to its blindsiding finale, with Coronado’s performance as the beleaguered, grief-stricken cop bringing the emotional ballast.