Spain / Jun 07, 2021 / Málaga Film Festival
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hans-Peter Deppe | Heim |
| Frank Feys | Klaus |
| Marta Poveda | Miriam |
| Nur Levi | Leora |
| Amparo Fernández | Widow Rosario |
| Susi Sánchez | Old Eva |
| Bruna Cusí | Raquel |
| Guillermo Montesinos | Venancio |
| Ramsés «El Coleta» Gallego | Juande |
| José Manuel Casany | Boada |
| Antonio Bachiller | Jorge |
| Manuel Canchal | Alberto |
| Álvaro Villaespesa | Bruno |
| Nora Arándiga | Child (Daughter) |
| Pilar Matas | Rafa's Mother |
| Pilar Martínez | Madam |
| Isabel Blanco | Käthe |
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| Christian Stamm | Jürgen |
| Juan Echanove | Final Quote Reader (voice) (uncredited) |
| Matías Prats Sr. | Self (voice) (archive footage) |
| Juan Carlos I | Self (archive footage) |
| Manuel Summers | Self (archive footage) |
| Felipe González Márquez | Self (archive footage) |
| Alfonso Guerra | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | El sustituto |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Català, English, Deutsch, עִבְרִית, Español |
| Production countries | Belgium, Spain |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Tornasol Media, Voramar Films, Entre Chien et Loup, Isaba, TVE, À Punt |
| Official site | tornasolmedia.com |
| Release date | 29 ottobre 2021 |
| Executive producer | Mariela Besuievsky, Gladys Brookfield-Hampson |
| Production | Gerardo Herrero, Pedro Pastor, Raquel Morte, Javier López Blanco, Sébastien Delloye, François Touwaide, Fabrice Delville, Alain-Gilles Viellevoye, Patrick Vandenbosch, Jérôme de Béthune |
| Writer | María Luisa Calderón, Óscar Aibar |
| Casting | Juana Martínez |
| Editing | Teresa Font, Olivier Ogneux |
| Cinematography | Álex de Pablo, Laia Lluch Vela |
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| Assistant directors | Curro González-Cebrián, David Esquivel, Jorge Santana, Vicente Ramos, Óscar Aibar |
| Camera operators | Álex de Pablo, Laia Lluch Vela |
| Additional photography | Álex de Pablo, Laia Lluch Vela |
| Production design | Uxua Castelló, Paula de Granvar Palomares-Martínez, Zelso de García |
| Art direction | Uxua Castelló, Paula de Granvar Palomares-Martínez, Zelso de García |
| Set decoration | Paula de Granvar Palomares-Martínez, Zelso de García, Uxua Castelló |
| Special effects | Javier Hurtado González, Gaspar Fernández Sánchez, Ulvix Yusnari Chomo Salas |
| Visual effects | Virginie Quentin |
| Stunts | Juanjo Rodríguez Gil, Juan José Rodríguez |
| Music | Manuel Roland, Eduardo Esquide, Valérie Le Docte, Thomas Gauder, Bertrand Baudoud |
| Sound | Manuel Roland, Eduardo Esquide, Valérie Le Docte, Thomas Gauder, Bertrand Baudoud |
| Costume design | Rocío Pastor, Paloma Barba, José Quetglás, Rebeca Fernández |
| Makeup | José Quetglás, Rocío Pastor, Paloma Barba, Rebeca Fernández |
| Hairstyling | Rocío Pastor, Paloma Barba, José Quetglás, Rebeca Fernández |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Spain / Oct 29, 2021 / 16
Greece / Aug 11, 2022
Digital
France / Feb 09, 2022 / 10 / VOD
Spain / Feb 18, 2022 / Amazon Prime Video
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