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Thesis

Original title: Tesis
  • 19961996
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  • 2h 5m
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7.4/10
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Alejandro Amenábar, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega, and Ana Torrent in Tesis (1996)
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While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Alejandro Amenábar
  • Writers
    • Alejandro Amenábar(screenplay)
    • Mateo Gil(story)
  • Stars
    • Ana Torrent
    • Fele Martínez
    • Eduardo Noriega
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  • Director
    • Alejandro Amenábar
  • Writers
    • Alejandro Amenábar(screenplay)
    • Mateo Gil(story)
  • Stars
    • Ana Torrent
    • Fele Martínez
    • Eduardo Noriega
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    • 125User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 6 nominations

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    Ana Torrent
    Ana Torrent
    • Ángelaas Ángela
    Fele Martínez
    Fele Martínez
    • Chemaas Chema
    Eduardo Noriega
    Eduardo Noriega
    • Bosco Herranzas Bosco Herranz
    Xabier Elorriaga
    Xabier Elorriaga
    • Castroas Castro
    Miguel Picazo
    • Figueroaas Figueroa
    Nieves Herranz
    • Senaas Sena
    Rosa Campillo
    • Yolandaas Yolanda
    Paco Hernández
    • Padre Angelaas Padre Angela
    • (as Francisco Hernández)
    Rosa Ávila
    • Madre Angelaas Madre Angela
    Teresa Castanedo
    • Presentadora T.V.as Presentadora T.V.
    José Miguel Caballero
    • Conserje Videotecaas Conserje Videoteca
    Joserra Cadiñanos
    • Vigilanteas Vigilante
    Julio Vélez
    • Encargado trenas Encargado tren
    Pilar Ortega
    • Encargada C. Ventasas Encargada C. Ventas
    Olga Margallo
    • Vanessaas Vanessa
    José Luis Cuerda
    José Luis Cuerda
    • Profesor 1ºas Profesor 1º
    Emiliano Otegui
    • Profesor 2ºas Profesor 2º
    Walter Prieto
    • Vigilante Trenas Vigilante Tren
    • Director
      • Alejandro Amenábar
    • Writers
      • Alejandro Amenábar(screenplay) (story)
      • Mateo Gil(story)
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    • Trivia
      When Angela (Ana Torrent) is accessing the warranty database, director Alejandro Amenábar's name appears as a warranted customer of an XT-500 video camera.
    • Goofs
      When Professor Figueroa finds the door to the secret library, before he enters, he wears glasses. In he next shot, as he enters the door, the glasses are gone, but they come back some shots after.
    • Quotes

      Bosco: What color are my eyes?

    • Connections
      Featured in Cómo se hizo 'Tesis' (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Máquinas en Celo
      Written by Ingresó Cadáver

      Performed by Ingresó Cadáver

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    8/10
    Terrifying And Intelligent!
    "Tesis" is not only a tantalizing Horror Thriller, but is also an intelligent study of people's fascination with death and the imagery of death. Several movies about the topic of snuff films have come up in the last several years (8 MM, for example), this one is definitely the best.

    Angela is a young woman who is writing a thesis on violence in the media, in order to get her degree in communication science. Doing research, she gets to know Chema, a fellow student who is obsessed with violent movies. Angela finds a snuff video of a girl tortured to death, Chema recognizes the girl as a former student from their school, who disappeared several years ago. Angela and Chema get themselves into great danger, trying to find out who killed the girl.

    Thrilling from the first to the last minute, and sometimes quite shocking and disturbing, "Tesis" is a movie that will definitely not disappoint you if you're looking for suspense. But not only is the movie thrilling and entertaining it also makes some very interesting points in the questions why people are fascinated with death and violence, what the effects of fascination with violence are and how media are dealing with it. I'll never forget the beginning of the movie, when a suicide occurs in the Madrid subway and Angela, although she doesn't want to be 'fascinated with violence', can't help but try to get a look at the dead body.

    The acting in the movie is very good, specially Ana Torrent as Angela and Fele Martínez as Chema. A good cinematography supports the suspense and the thrilling atmosphere. Alejandro Amenábar did a great job writing and directing this movie, one of the most thrilling of the 90's. A great horror thriller, researching people's fascination with violence and death, 'Tesis' is disturbing, terrifying and intelligent! 8 out of 10!
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    • Release date
      • April 12, 1996 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Ám Ảnh Bạo Lực
    • Filming locations
      • Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Las Producciones del Escorpión
      • Sogepaq
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €721,214 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,227
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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