The Body(2025)

Name: The Body
Director: Vincenzo Alfieri
Genre: Thriller
Released: Aug 22, 2025
Cast: Claudia Gerini, Giuseppe Battiston, Andrea Di Luigi, Amanda Campana, Andrea Sartoretti

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

R
Rated R for sexual content, nudity, language and some violent content.
1h 56m
- Thriller

Release Date: Aug 22, 2025 | Limited

A night watchman flees a morgue in the middle of the night and is hit by a car. When Inspector Corrado Cosser arrives to investigate, he finds that the body of a recently deceased wealthy businesswoman has disappeared from the same morgue. Her younger husband becomes the prime suspect. But as more secrets surface, even he begins to wonder whether his wife is truly dead, or whether she is playing one final, cruel game. An Italian erotic psychological thriller about deception, power, and who really controls a marriage.

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Director & Top Cast

Vincenzo Alfieri
Director

Claudia Gerini
Rebecca Zuin

Giuseppe Battiston
Ispettore Cosser

Andrea Di Luigi
Bruno Forlan

Amanda Campana
Diana

Andrea Sartoretti
Mancini

Rebecca Sisti

Gabriella

Anastassia Bianchi

Roberta Segretaria Bruno

Daniela Glasgow

Family Company Employee

Francesca Vettori

Giada Saviano

Martinus Tocchi

Salviti

Anna Terio

Laura Ambrosi

Sandro Pivotti

Agente Scientifica

Laura Fazio

Party woman

Maria Catia Lamperini

Elisabetta

Tiziano Comegna

Investigatore Privato

Wladimiro Varchetta

Monsignore

Luigi Bignone

Vicino Cosser

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Italy

Language: Italian

Summaries

Plot Summary

The Body is a 2024 Italian psychological thriller directed and edited by Vincenzo Alfieri, written by Alfieri and Giuseppe Stasi. The film is a remake of Oriol Paulo's 2012 Spanish mystery film of the same name, itself the source of multiple international adaptations, and is produced by Eagle Pictures and Sony Pictures International Productions. The film follows Inspector Corrado Cosser (Giuseppe Battiston), who is called in after a night watchman is run over outside a morgue and the body of wealthy businesswoman Rebecca Zuin (Claudia Gerini) goes missing. Her younger husband, Bruno Forlan (Andrea Di Luigi), is immediately suspected. The cast also includes Amanda Campana as Diana, Bruno's younger lover, and Andrea Sartoretti. Cinematography is by Andrea Reitano, with production design by Giancarlo Curio. The film had its international premiere in the Critics' Picks Competition at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in November 2024. It was released theatrically in Italy on November 28, 2024, and is available on Amazon Prime Video in Italy. An English-language release is handled by Sony Pictures, with a US rating of R for sexual content, nudity, language, and some violent content. The film runs 116 minutes. Core themes include power, deception, betrayal, guilt, and the secrets hidden inside a marriage. The film is for audiences drawn to Italian noir and psychological mystery thrillers.

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The Body (2024) is an Italian thriller where wealthy businesswoman Rebecca Zuin dies from a suspected heart attack, but her body vanishes from the morgue after night watchman is run over and left comatose.