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THE OPEN BODY (O CORPO ABERTO) (Past Film)
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Completed - PORTUGUESE - Thriller, Horror, Female director - 90 minutes

Log Line

1909. Miguel, a young teacher, is sent to work in a small village on the border between Spain and Portugal. When a body is found hanging from a cherry tree, the teacher begins to suspect that his soul is still wandering around the village in search of revenge.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2022 (Debut)
  • AFM 2022 (Line up)
  • Ventana Sur 2022 (Premiere)
  • Toronto 2022 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2022

Director(s) : Angeles HUERTA
Writer(s) : Angeles HUERTA
Cast : Tamar NOVAS, Maria VAZQUEZ, Miquel INSUA

Producer(s) : Adria MONES, Gaspar BROULLON, Ana COSTA

Synopsis

1909. Miguel, a young teacher, is sent to work in a small, gloomy village on the border between Spain and Portugal. There, he will start to feel a special kind of fascination for Dorinda, the wife of Turelo, who is having an extra-marital affair with Mauro. When, one icy morning, Mauro’s body is found hanging from a cherry tree, the teacher begins to suspect that his soul is still wandering around the village in search of revenge.

An erudite and highly rational man, the teacher now comes face to face with a world that is no short of archaic in its ways and values. A universe that still believes in the “open bodies”. Those bodies which are especially prone to being possessed by the spirits of the dead, who use them as a way to manifest themselves and establish a relationship with the living.

Production

Country(ies) : SPAIN, PORTUGAL

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Festivals and Awards

American Film Market (AFM) 2022
Ventana Sur 2022 Spanish Screenings On Tour


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