The film contains no spoken dialogue and follows an unnamed morgue worker, played by Tosar, as he mutilates and has sex with the dead body of a woman named Marta.

An orderly wheels Marta's body into a morgue drawer, past a mourning couple, to whom a nurse gives a crucifix necklace.

The orderly overhears two workers performing autopsies on a pair of male bodies, looks in on them out of curiosity, and leaves when one of the morticians (who is disturbingly enthused by his duties) glares at him.

Its ruthless and realistic depiction of grisly autopsies and a sinister surgeon with an inclination towards violent necrophilia has some of the hardest scenes to stomach in any horror movie, period.

"[6] The film was awarded a score of 4½/5 by Bill Gibron of DVD Talk, who wrote, "Treating the departed as nothing more than a plaything for the fulfillment of one's most twisted desires almost erases any grander theme.

"[1] Adrian Halen of Horror News was dismissive of the film, finding the use of classical music during the violent scenes pretentious and concluding, "I'm sure some intellects will look past the gore to dig out some thoughtful façade.