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La mujer sin cabeza

  • 20082008
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
5K
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La mujer sin cabeza (2008)
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After hitting something with her car, a bourgeois Argentine woman's life slowly descends into paranoia and isolation, as she fears she may have killed someone.After hitting something with her car, a bourgeois Argentine woman's life slowly descends into paranoia and isolation, as she fears she may have killed someone.After hitting something with her car, a bourgeois Argentine woman's life slowly descends into paranoia and isolation, as she fears she may have killed someone.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lucrecia Martel
  • Writer
    • Lucrecia Martel
  • Stars
    • María Onetto
    • Claudia Cantero
    • César Bordón
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lucrecia Martel
  • Writer
    • Lucrecia Martel
  • Stars
    • María Onetto
    • Claudia Cantero
    • César Bordón
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 19 nominations

    Videos1

    The Headless Woman
    Trailer 1:38
    The Headless Woman

    Photos5

    La mujer sin cabeza (2008)
    La mujer sin cabeza (2008)
    María Onetto in La mujer sin cabeza (2008)
    La mujer sin cabeza (2008)

    Top cast

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    María Onetto
    María Onetto
    • Verónicaas Verónica
    Claudia Cantero
    • Josefinaas Josefina
    César Bordón
    • Marcosas Marcos
    Daniel Genoud
    • Juan Manuelas Juan Manuel
    Guillermo Arengo
    • Marceloas Marcelo
    Inés Efron
    Inés Efron
    • Canditaas Candita
    • (as Ines Efron)
    Alicia Muxo
    • Prima Rositaas Prima Rosita
    Pía Uribelarrea
    • Prima Tereas Prima Tere
    María Vaner
    María Vaner
    • Tía Lalaas Tía Lala
    Andrea Verdun
    • Chica Moto 1 (Cuca)as Chica Moto 1 (Cuca)
    Maira Juárez
    • Chica Moto 2as Chica Moto 2
    Liliana De La Fuente
    • Mujer Gordaas Mujer Gorda
    • (as Liliana De Lafuente)
    Elizabeth López
    • Zulaas Zula
    Andrés Siarez
    • Hombre Viveroas Hombre Vivero
    Carlos Sánchez
    • Albañilas Albañil
    • (as Carlos Roberto Sánchez)
    Maximiliano Garros
    • Chico Lava Autosas Chico Lava Autos
    Catalino Campos
    • Changuilaas Changuila
    Camilo Sueldo
    • Chico Leporinoas Chico Leporino
    • Director
      • Lucrecia Martel
    • Writer
      • Lucrecia Martel
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    This film is centered around Vero, an Argentinean bourgeois woman, and how her life slowly twists out of control after she hits something, or someone, with her car. Here comes the incident that changes everything, as Vero is driving, she is distracted by her cell phone and looks down to get to it. By the time she does this, her car hits something but the camera stays in it as we see her car shaking and rattles. Although Vero seems indifferent about the situation, it is clear that it has a toll on it as she acts different from the Vero that we saw briefly at the beginning of the film. She acts clumsy and out of place, barely saying anything, and when she does, it doesn't always make sense or has a lot of substance. This solidifies towards the end of the movie when she is going to retrace her steps to remember her memory, but in the hospital and the Hotel she stayed in, there was no record proving that she was there. This makes the audience wonder if all this really happened or if Vero, for the lack of a better word, is crazy and everything happened in your head. —Myria Davis
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Unrated
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The song playing on the car radio at the time when the accident happens is "Soley Soley" by the appropriately named group Middle of the Road.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Cinema Today and the Future (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Fiesta
      Written and performed by Roberta Ainstein

    User reviews28

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Fairly Average, Nothing Special
    The plot sounded extremely exciting when we read it, which is why we decided to add this film to our watchlist. However, upon viewing, it just wasn't anything special. Quite average really. Maybe we were expecting a pyschological thriller more like 'The Machinist' but this was completely not that. Hardly psychological and certainly not thrilling. Worth a watch if you have nothing better to do or are running low on movies to watch.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 2008 (Argentina)
    • Countries of origin
      • Argentina
      • France
      • Italy
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • Ad Vitam (France)
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Headless Woman
    • Filming locations
      • Salta, Argentina
    • Production companies
      • Aquafilms
      • El Deseo
      • R&C Produzioni
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $100,177
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,778
      • Aug 23, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $305,766
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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