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The Replacement

2021 · 118 min

A slow-burning, sun-drenched thriller that simmers with quiet menace and moral unease.

Directed by
Óscar Aibar
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Ricardo Gómez, Victoria Luengo, Pere Ponce
Overview
Spain, 1982. Andrés Expósito, a young police inspector, accepts a posting in Denia, a small town on the Mediterranean coast, in the hope of leading a quieter life and that the natural environment will help improve the fragile health of his daughter; but once in his new post he becomes involved by chance in the investigation of the strange death of the inspector he has come to replace.

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Directed by
Óscar Aibar
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Ricardo Gómez, Victoria Luengo, Pere Ponce
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • identity
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Óscar Aibar
Written by
María Luisa Calderón, Óscar Aibar
Starring
Ricardo Gómez, Victoria Luengo, Pere Ponce, Pol López, Joaquín Climent, Nuria Herrero, Cristina Perales, Hans-Peter Deppe
Music
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Cinematography
Alejandro de Pablo, Álex de Pablo
Runtime
118 min
Country
Belgium, Spain
Languages
Catalan, English, German, Hebrew, Spanish

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