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Thesis

Original title: Tesis
  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
39K
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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
7.4/10
39K
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  • Director
    • Alejandro Amenábar
  • Writers
    • Alejandro Amenábar(screenplay)
    • Mateo Gil(story)
  • Stars
    • Ana Torrent
    • Fele Martínez
    • Eduardo Noriega
Top credits
  • 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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    Storyline

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    Why is death and violence so fascinating? Is it morally correct to show violence in movies? If so, is there a limit to what we should show? That's the subject of Ángela's examination paper. She is a young student at a film school in Madrid. Together with the student Chema (who is totally obsessed with violent movies) they find a snuff movie in which a young girl is tortured and killed. Soon they discover that the girl was a former student at their school... —Mattias Pettersson <seaman@sbbs.se>
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Me llamo Ángela. Me van a matar. [English Tagline: My name is Angela. They're going to kill me.]
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong and perverse violent content, brief strong sexuality and strong language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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

    User reviews125

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Bone-chilling film with gory killings, tension and top-notch direction
    This suspenseful movie concerns about Angela(Ana Torrent), she's an university student at a journalism university in Madrid. She comes across a snuff movie that shows a girl being tortured and killed. She befriends Chema(Fele Martinez), a young completely obsessed with violent films. They find out that the girl was an university at their school and her former fiancé named Bosco(Eduardo Noriega) holds a camera similar to the snuff's shooting. They early discover the killing was actually filmed on campus.

    The motion picture displays genuine chills, suspense, mystery and dark atmosphere with a shocker finale . Packs excellent creation of tension, thriller, terror , emotions and brief gore. It's an exciting, bizarre film; skillfully proceeded by Alejandro Amenabar and turns out to one of the most unusual Spaniard horror movie ever made and certainly one of the most unsettling. Plenty of shocks, the eerie images deliver the exciting united a creepy score by Amenabar, also screenwriter, along with Mateo Gil, of the thrilling plot. Intelligent edition, special use of murky sets and slick utilization of shock images make this one, a magnificent terror film. Gloomy and sombre cinematography by Hans Burman which heightens the suspense. The picture is well directed by Amenabar in his first movie. After he achieved various hits, such as : 'Open your ears, The others and Mar adentro' . Rating : Better than average.
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    Details

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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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