The Replacement
6.4
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.
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Cast
31 people
Ricardo Gómez
Andrés
Known for
Cuéntame cómo pasó
More the Merrier
Victoria Luengo
Eva
Known for
Riot Police
Red Queen
Pere Ponce
'Colombo'
Known for
Merlí
Cuéntame cómo pasó
Pol López
Rafa
Known for
Historias lamentables
The Marked Woman
Joaquín Climent
Barea
Known for
Física o química
La promesa
Nuria Herrero
Lola
Known for
From Tomorrow
Toc Toc
Cristina Perales
Marica
Also in
El comisario
The Last Days
Hans-Peter Deppe
Heim
Also in
Nichts ist vergessen
Mörder in Weiß - Der Tod lauert im OP
Frank Feys
Klaus
Known for
30 Coins
The Staircase
Marta Poveda
Miriam
Known for
Riot Police
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
Nur Levi
Leora
Known for
The Red Virgin
On the Fringe
Amparo Fernández
Widow Rosario
Known for
Smiley
Sleep Tight
Óscar Aibar Director · María Luisa Calderón Screenplay Manuel Roland Composer
First release June 7, 2021 · Produced in Belgium, Spain · Languages Catalan, English, German, Hebrew, Spanish
Production
Tornasol Media
Production
Voramar Films
Production
Entre Chien et Loup
Production
Isaba
Production
TVE
Production
À Punt
Production
Belgium · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
El sustituto
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Catalan · English · German · Hebrew · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · June 7, 2021
Premiere · Málaga Film Festival
Spain · October 29, 2021
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 9, 2022 · Digital · VOD
July 11, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
Greece
August 11, 2022 · Theatrical
Spain
October 22, 2021 · Premiere · Mostra de València - Cinema del Mediterrani
February 18, 2022 · Digital · Amazon Prime Video
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