Thesis

Thesis

7.5IMDb Score
Released:1996-04-11
Duration:125 min
Country:Spain
Director:Alejandro Amenábar
Actors:Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega, Xabier Elorriaga, Miguel Picazo
Production:Las Producciones del Escorpión

Overview:

While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.

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