The Replacement

2021 1h 58m ES

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 59

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ricardo Gómez
Andrés
Victoria Luengo
Eva
Pere Ponce
'Colombo'
Pol López
Rafa
Joaquín Climent
Barea
Nuria Herrero
Lola
Cristina Perales
Marica
Hans-Peter Deppe
Heim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Óscar Aibar
Writers: María Luisa Calderón, Óscar Aibar
Languages: Catalan, English, German, Hebrew, Spanish
Countries: Belgium, Spain

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Catalan, English, German, Hebrew, Spanish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, Spain.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Óscar Aibar, shot by Álex de Pablo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Manuel Roland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Teresa Font shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ricardo Gómez and Victoria Luengo and Pere Ponce carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11579538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Óscar Aibar directs. Álex de Pablo behind the camera. Manuel Roland scores. Teresa Font cuts. Produced in Belgium, Spain. Dialogue in Catalan, English, German, Hebrew, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Catalan, English, German, Hebrew, Spanish.
3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, Spain.
4Directed by Óscar Aibar, shot by Álex de Pablo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Manuel Roland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Teresa Font shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ricardo Gómez and Victoria Luengo and Pere Ponce carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt11579538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "holocaust (shoah)", "based on true story", "racism".