A Body in the Woods
1996 · 85 min · ★ 5.8 · Thriller
A hard-hitting police investigation with Rossy de Palma taking the lead as the police officer responsible for solving the murder of a young woman whose mutilated body is found in the woods by local hunters.
Directed by Joaquín Jordá · Written by Joaquín Jordá
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Rossy de Palma Teniente Cifuentes -
Ricard Borràs Jaume -
Pep Molina Safont -
Núria Prims Montse -
Mingo Ràfols Lluis - J Jaume Valls Pep
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Julieta Serrano Marieta -
Pep Tosar Cazador - J Joan Masdéu
- L Lamin Cham
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