The Replacement (2021)

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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.

• Released: 2021-10-29
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 59 votes

Directed by Óscar Aibar.

Top cast

• Ricardo Gómez as Andrés
• Victoria Luengo as Eva
• Pere Ponce as 'Colombo'
• Pol López as Rafa
• Joaquín Climent as Barea
• Nuria Herrero as Lola
• Cristina Perales as Marica
• Hans-Peter Deppe as Heim
• Frank Feys as Klaus
• Marta Poveda as Miriam

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Where to watch The Replacement

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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