The Corpse of Anna Fritz, the feature film debut of director Hector Hernandez Vicens, is genuinely difficult to watch. It's not because of its gore or violence, but rather its taboo-breaking willingness to cross the line of good taste. It's an interesting film to watch because despite being hard to digest and lacking any truly likable characters other than the titular corpse of Anna Fritz, it forces you to confront your innermost disturbing thoughts.
The setup is simple: Pau (Albert Carbo) works in the morgue of a hospital, where the dead body of superstar actress Anna Fritz (Alba Ribas) has just arrived. He texts a photo to his two friends, the pervy party monster Ivan (Cristian Valencia) and the well-meaning (but still pervy) Javi (Bernat Saumell), who show up to see the body. Things quickly digress into a very uncomfortable discussion -- and execution -- of necrophilia, where Pau and Ivan decide to have sex with Anna despite Javi's protests. But when Anna wakes up with one of the men on top of her, the situation quickly becomes a psychological thriller about morals, trust, rape, and murder.
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The setup is simple: Pau (Albert Carbo) works in the morgue of a hospital, where the dead body of superstar actress Anna Fritz (Alba Ribas) has just arrived. He texts a photo to his two friends, the pervy party monster Ivan (Cristian Valencia) and the well-meaning (but still pervy) Javi (Bernat Saumell), who show up to see the body. Things quickly digress into a very uncomfortable discussion -- and execution -- of necrophilia, where Pau and Ivan decide to have sex with Anna despite Javi's protests. But when Anna wakes up with one of the men on top of her, the situation quickly becomes a psychological thriller about morals, trust, rape, and murder.
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