The Replacement

2021 · 118 min · ES · 6.3 (42 votes)

Dir. Óscar Aibar · Starring Ricardo Gómez, Victoria Luengo, Pere Ponce, Pol López, Joaquín Climent, Nuria Herrero · Music Manuel Roland

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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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A slow-burn mystery unfolds against a sun-drenched Spanish backdrop, tinged with the shadows of past atrocities. It's a character-driven drama that feels both personal and historically weighty, exploring lingering trauma and the search for truth.

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