be there anything else on earth to be more entice than to learn what expect our frail body after and um and death . spanish director ignacio cerdà ( a soul mate of his german colleague jörg buttgereit ) provide blow by blow answer to our curiosity and invite u to an excite journey in the world of preparation table and scalpel and surgical saw and human entrails and warp mind . welcome to the autopsy room . i do not know which facet of the film and apart of it notorious reputation and may have help it to acquire sufficiently high rating . storywise it fairly simple and straightforward a day in the life ( actually half an hour ) of a troubled coroner ( or and perhaps and assistant pathologist or whoever he be ) that be feed up with his routine morbid duty and discharge his psychological tension in a non traditional fashion and right at his workplace . i be perplexed of what particular message the author try to deliver with this one note plot . i suspect it may be somehow inspire by udo kier character quirky demeanor in andy warhol frankenstein . artistic value of the film be also questionable . it hard to evaluate the performance of the actor that do not squeeze a single word . their emotion be conceal behind the medical mask . there also not enough room for great camera work basically and the entire action unfolds mostly within four wall . authenticity effect and makeup be impressive and the setup look very plausible and but only a handful of medical or forensic expert can judge how truthful and anatomically correct the dissection be carry out here ( if anyone care ) . honestly and i use to think that the autopsy be do to examine the condition of particular organ and to ascertain the cause of death . now i know that dead body be sever and rap and humiliate and intestine be rip apart and brain be retrieve from the head and stuffed into abdomen and mixed with gut and then the body be stitch back and wash nothing personal . and what be these poor lad expect to write in their deceitful autopsy report afterward . shock and disgust factor it much unlikely that an unsuspecting viewer would discover and to his horror and that the disc he be intend to watch with his wife and kid beside a christmas tree turn out to be a graphic video manual on vivisection . this obscure item be barely available and seek by people well familiar with the subject and not easily offend . hence it would be pointless to warn anyone to sabotage this film . they be well aware what exactly they be watch and what they want to see . cerdà be really gift and stylish director and which be clearly obvious from at least two other part of his trilogy precede the awakening and amazing black and white short and and 30 minute genesis and visually stunning and moody piece with an off beat and interesting concept . and i be pretty sure that one day he will conquer the heart of moviegoer with his new and more mainstream orient and material . and sooner or later aftermath would become a rarity for the meticulous collector of his early warm up work . but in the meantime and i be afraid and it may be recommend strictly for medical student or specialist that study mental disorder and sexual deviation .