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based on the novel ''Los otros'' by

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. It stars

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with

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Plot

Detective Juan García takes over the case of a missing businessman, after the previous investigating officer suffers a

mental breakdown A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitti ...

. As García is drawn further into the case he uncovers a series of disappearances, with apparent links to the

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Cast

Production

The film is a BocaBoca and Hera International Film Spanish-Italian co-production.

Release

Distributed by Columbia TriStar, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 20 September 2002.

Critical reaction

Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' deemed the film an "impressive psycho-chiller" and "an unexpected, if flawed, pleasure".

Accolades

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References

External links

* {{authority control Films set in psychiatric hospitals Films shot in Madrid 2000s Spanish films 2000s Italian films Spanish psychological thriller films Italian psychological thriller films 2000s Spanish-language films 2000s supernatural thriller films Films based on Spanish novels