The Body (Spanish: El cuerpo) is a 2012 Spanish mystery thriller film directed by Oriol Paulo, starring José Coronado, Hugo Silva and Belén Rueda.

The screenplay was penned by Oriol Paulo alongside Lara Sendim. The film was produced by Joaquín Padró, Mar Targarona, Mercedes Gamero and Mikel Lejarza for Rodar y Rodar, Antena 3 Films, TVC and Canal+.

The film received an unofficial Indian remake, the Tamil-Kannada bilingual film Game in 2016. It was also remade in Korean in 2018 as The Vanished. The film had an official Hindi-language Indian remake titled The Body. An English-language remake directed by Isaac Ezban will be released.

Inspector Jaime Peña investigates an accident that has left night watchman Ángel Torres in a coma. Security footage reveals Ángel fleeing from his job at the morgue before being struck by a car. Peña is informed that the body of a woman, Mayka Villaverde, has disappeared from the morgue. Mayka, a middle-aged, wealthy businesswoman, was married to a younger man and suffered a heart attack following a business trip. Her widower, Álex Ulloa, hears the shocking news while with his young mistress, Carla Miller. Álex assures Carla that Mayka is dead.

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