Thesis

Thesis (1996)

Genres - Drama, Mystery, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller, Detective Film  |   Run Time - 125 min.  |   Countries - Spain  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Matthew Tobey

The debut feature from Spanish wunderkind Alejandro Amenábar (Open Your Eyes, The Others), Tesis is a thriller starring Ana Torrent as Ángela Márquez, a film student who, while researching for a thesis paper on violence in cinema, stumbles upon a snuff film featuring the murder of a former student at the university. Enlisting the help of classmate and violent-movie buff Chema (Fele Martínez), Angela begins an investigation into the crime that leads them to several suspects. One of them is Bosco (Eduardo Noriega), a handsome classmate to whom Angela finds herself attracted, much to the chagrin of Cheme. Tesis was the recipient of seven awards at the 1997 Goya Awards including Best Film.

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Keywords

killing, snuff-film, behind-the-scenes, filmmaker, investigation, investigator, murder, student, torture

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High Production Values