''The Open Body'' ( gl, O corpo aberto, links=no) is a 2022

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film directed by from a screenplay by Huerta and Daniel D. García, based on the story "Lobosandaus" by Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín. It stars

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alongside

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and Victória Guerra. It was primarily shot in Galician and

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Plot

Set in 1909, the plot follows Miguel, a teacher destined to the fictional Galician village of Lobosandaus, in the border between Spain and Portugal. After his arrival to the village, he meets with Obdulia, a woman seemingly possessed by the spirit of her sister-in-law Dorinda's former (male) lover. Miguel, a man of reason, begins to question himself about the supernatural.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was written by Ángeles Huerta and Daniel D. García, based on Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín's story "Lobosandaus" (from the book ''Arraianos''). The film is a Spanish-Portuguese co-production by OlloVivo (Galicia), Fasten Films (Catalonia), and Cinemate (Portugal), with support of and ICAA. Shooting locations included

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, Lobeira, and

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(all in the Spanish province of Ourense) and the Portuguese villages of

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and Pitões (both in

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). It was primarily shot in Galician and

, also featuring dialogue in

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Release

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acquired international rights to the film. ''The Open Body''s festival run included screenings at the Lisbon International Horror Film Festival (MOTELX), the Ourense International Film Festival, the 67th

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(Seminci), and the 60th

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. It was released theatrically in Spain on 9 December 2022.

Reception

Pablo Vázquez of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Novas (in his best performance to date) as the film's standout while citing's the film's "somewhat cumbersome" narration as a negative point. of ''

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'' rated the film 3½ stars, summing it up as "an honest search for the ghost of the evil dreamed". Miguel Anxo Fernández of ''

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'' deemed ''The Open Body'' to be "an honest, brave and well-finished film, destined to last", confirming Ángeles Huerta as "a solvent and welcome director" in the scope of fiction.

Accolades

, - , rowspan = "16" align = "center" , 2021 , , rowspan = "16" , 21st Mestre Mateo Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Film , , , , rowspan = "16" , , - , Best Director , , Ángeles Huerta , , , - , Best Screenplay , , Ángeles Huerta, Daniel D. García , , , - , Best Actor , , Tamar Novas , , , - , rowspan = "2" , Best Actress , , María Vázquez , , , - , Victoria Guerra , , , - , Best Supporting Actress , , Elena Seijo , , , - , Best Supporting Actor , , Federico Pérez Rey , , , - , Best Cinematography , , Gina Ferrer , , , - , Best Editing , , Sandra Sánchez , , , - , Best Original Score , , Mercedes Peón , , , - , Best Production Supervision , , Tamara Soto Mato , , , - , Best Art Direction , , Antonio Pereira , , , - , Best Sound , , Diego Staub, Jordi Rossinyol , , , - , Best Costume Design , , Teresa Sousa , , , - , Best Makeup and Hairstyles , , Raquel Fidalgo, Noé Montes, María Barreiro , ,

References

External links

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