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The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Prepare your stomachs and be prepared for the unexpected: the most chilling autopsy in the history of cinema, Special Jury Prize at the 2016 Sitges Festival and for many, one of the best horror feature films of recent years for its visual elegance and its unmissable background. Starring Emile Hirsch ("Into the Wild"), Brian Cox ("Churchill") and Ophelia Lovibond ("Guardians of the Galaxy").

The body of an unidentified young woman appears in a small town in Virginia. At the morgue, the two coroners (Tommy and Austin, father and son) soon observe some very strange physical evidence. With methodical precision, the autopsy reveals the secrets hidden behind the corpse and unleashes diabolical supernatural forces against which they must confront.

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director
André Øvredal
cast
Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, Ophelia Lovibond, Michael McElhatton, Olwen Catherine Kelly, Parker Sawyers, Jane Perry
country of origin
United Kingdom
production year
2016
language
English
runtime
86

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