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Original title

Tesis

Year

1996

Running time

125 min.

Country

Spain

Director

Alejandro Amenábar

Screenwriter

Alejandro Amenábar. Plot: Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil

Cast

Music

Alejandro Amenábar, Mariano Marín

Cinematography

Hans Burmann

Producer

Las Producciones del Escorpión, Sogepaq

Genre

Mystery. Thriller | Film In Film. Schools & University. Serial Killers. Kidnapping Film / Disappearance. Cult Movie

Synopsis

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...

Rankings Position

#12 Best Spanish Movies of all time
#49 Best Movies of the '90s
#52 Best Thrillers in the history of film
#60 Best Mystery Films

Awards: 1996: 7 Goya Awards: Includinb Best Movie, new director and original screenplay

1996: Forqué Awards: Best Film

1997: Forqué Awards: Best Film (Live-Action or Animation).

1996: Ondas Awards: Best Directing.

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2 My Favorite Movies from Spain (607)
15 My Favorite Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Movies (410)
39 My Favorites from the 90s (205)
58 My Favorite Movies from Europe & Latin America (42)
60 My Favorite Cult Classics (125)
76 My Favorite Horror Movies (219)
76 My 10 favorite Film Directors and my favorite movie of each one of them (68)
90 My 10 favorite active Film Directors and my favorite movie of each one of them (8)

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