Thesis
Tesis · dir. Alejandro Amenábar
Spain 1996, 125’
22 October, 22:00 · Artus Cinema
Free entry
Ángela Marquez, who is a student at a film academy in Madrid, is writing a thesis about violence in film. By chance, she finds a snuff video in which a real murder is committed. She soon finds out that the girl tortured in the video used to be one of the students at the same academy, and the professor that discovered the tape is killed. The girl realises that she is in danger and seeks the help of Chema, a fellow student at the academy, who is considered a freak and outsider, fascinated with violence. Following clues, they discover an underground production of the so-called “snuff movies”, i.e. films that show real torture, rape, and murder with extreme cruelty.
| Director: | Alejandro Amenábar |
| Screenplay: | Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil |
| Music: | Alejandro Amenábar, Mariano Marín |
| Cinematography: | Hans Burmann |
| Editing: | María Elena Sáinz de Rozas |
| Cast: | Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega, Xabier Elorriaga, Miguel Picazo |
| Awards: | Goya / Goya Awards – Najlepszy Film, Najlepszy Debiut Reżyserski, Najlepszy Scenariusz Oryginalny, Najlepszy Dźwięk, Najlepszy Montaż, Najlepszy Debiutujący Aktor / Best Film, Best New Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best New Actor (1997) |
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