A father and son, both coroners, are pulled into a complex mystery while attempting to identify the body of a young woman, who was apparently harboring dark secrets.
While investigating the murder of a family, Sheriff Sheldon and his team are puzzled with the discovery of the body of a stranger buried in the basement that does not fit to the crime scene. He brings the corpse of the beautiful Jane Doe late night to the coroner Tommy Tilden and requests to have the cause of death until the next morning to have an answer to the press. Tommy's son and assistant Austin Tilden is ready to go to the movie theater with his girlfriend Emma, but he decides to stay to help his father in the autopsy. Along the stormy and tragic night, they disclose weird and creepy secrets about Jane Doe.Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
One of the reasons Olwen Catherine Kelly was selected for her role as Jane Doe was her knowledge of yoga, which helped her control her body and breathing. See more »
Goofs
Corsets that functioned to narrow the waist to noticeable extremes were not used until the Victorian Era. During the 17th century, women wore stays that mainly functioned to support the breasts and to provide a foundation for heavy garments that were typical of the era to drape upon. Tight-lacing that was seen during the Victorian Era would not be possible in these garments, as the holes for the laces were hand-sewn, and would tear if under too much strain. See more »
At the end of the "Special thanks" section, the last entry is the single word: "Troll". André Øvredal's previous feature film was Trollhunter (2010). See more »
Maze Song
Written by Electra Stuart (PRS) & Alan Waller (PRS)
Performed by Electra Stuart & Alan Waller
Published by De Wolfe Ltd (ASCAP)
Electra Stuart & Alan Waller appear courtesy of De Wolfe Music USA
Under license by Ford Music Services See more »
Without spoiling this movie, let me sum up my impression after I just finished watching "The Autopsy Of Jane Doe". I went out without seeing the trailer, so I thought it was a police/detective movie at first.
But it didn't take long for us to realize it was a horror movie.
Acting : excellent. Bryan Cox and Emile Hirsh play a very believable pair of father-son, working at the family morgue.
Story : very different from the usual horror movies. I appreciated it, as I grew tired of the same ghosts, zombie, vampire stories.
Directing : smart use of the shadows without being excessive.
I highly recommend it.
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Without spoiling this movie, let me sum up my impression after I just finished watching "The Autopsy Of Jane Doe". I went out without seeing the trailer, so I thought it was a police/detective movie at first.
But it didn't take long for us to realize it was a horror movie.
Acting : excellent. Bryan Cox and Emile Hirsh play a very believable pair of father-son, working at the family morgue.
Story : very different from the usual horror movies. I appreciated it, as I grew tired of the same ghosts, zombie, vampire stories.
Directing : smart use of the shadows without being excessive.
I highly recommend it.