Thesis Poster

Thesis (1996)

04/11/1996 Horror, Thriller 2h 5m
75%
User
Score
7.4/10
83%

My name is Ángela. They're going to kill me.

Overview

While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured to death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student at her college...

Alejandro Amenábar

Screenplay

Mateo Gil

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Ana Torrent

Ana Torrent

Ángela

Fele Martínez

Fele Martínez

Chema

Eduardo Noriega

Eduardo Noriega

Bosco

Xabier Elorriaga

Xabier Elorriaga

Castro

Miguel Picazo

Miguel Picazo

Figueroa

Nieves Herranz

Nieves Herranz

Sena

Rosa Campillo

Rosa Campillo

Yolanda

Paco Hernández

Paco Hernández

Ángela's Father

Rosa Ávila

Rosa Ávila

Ángela's Mother

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Media

"Thesis" Trailer - a.k.a. "Tesis"

"Thesis" Trailer - a.k.a. "Tesis"

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written on January 5, 2023

**A hidden gem of Spanish cinema.**

What would we do if, while preparing our doctoral or master's thesis, accidentally came across evidence of a murder? I bet with most people, the obvious thing would be to go straight to the police and hand the matter over to the professionals, right? This is not what Angela decides to do when, while preparing her thesis on violence in cinema, she comes across a “snuff” video, showing a student from her college being savagely murdered and chopped into pieces. A video that caused her thesis advisor's sudden death when he saw it.

Despite the very low budget, the film is really very well-made, and a clear sign of the great capacity, talent and creativity of its director, Alejandro Amenábar, one of the best and most regular Spanish directors (regul...

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