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Angela is a university student writing her thesis about violence in the media. During her research, she comes across a shocking 'snuff' film (a film where a murder is actually committed for the camera) that has apparently been shot on the campus. Investigating further, she uncovers clues t...

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Uniform Title:Tesis (Motion picture)
Main Authors: Amenábar, Alejandro, 1972- (Composer, Conceptor, Screenwriter), Marin, Mariano (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Sogepaq S.A, Producciones del Escorpión, Tanelorn Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Gil, Mateo, 1972- (Conceptor), Torrent, Ana (Actor), Noriega, Eduardo, 1973- (Actor), Martínez, Fele (Actor), Herranz, Nieves (Actor), Campillo, Rosa (Actor), Burmann, Hans (Cinematographer)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish; with optional English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : Tanelorn Films, [2011]
Subjects:
Women graduate students > Spain > Madrid > Drama.
Snuff films > Spain > Drama.
Violence in motion pictures > Drama.
Missing persons > Spain > Madrid > Drama.
Murder > Investigation > Spain > Madrid > Drama.
College administrators > Corrupt practices > Spain > Madrid > Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Motion pictures, Spainsh.
Foreign films.
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Summary:Angela is a university student writing her thesis about violence in the media. During her research, she comes across a shocking 'snuff' film (a film where a murder is actually committed for the camera) that has apparently been shot on the campus. Investigating further, she uncovers clues that the university's administrators may be involved in an unexplained series of student disappearances, leading her to the ultimate terrifying revelation: she might be the next victim.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: 'making of' featurette; storyboards; deleted scenes; 2014 documentary Touching death: Alejandro Amenábar on Tesis (a film by Robert Fisher), an interview with Alejandro Amenábar.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc; all regions; 1080p HD, aspect ratio: 1.85:1; 2.0 stereo uncompessed PCM sound format; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rated: R.
MPAA rating: R, for strong and perverse violent content, brief strong sexuality and strong language.
Awards:Goya Awards, 1997: Best Film ; Best New Director (Alejandro Amenábar) ; Best New Actor (Fele Martínez); Best Editing (María Elena Sainz de Rozas) ; Best Screenplay (Alejandro Amenábar) ; Best Sound. Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain 1997: Best New Artist (Alejandro Amenábar). Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film 1997: Grand Prize of European Fantasy, Film in Silver (Alejandro Amenábar).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Hans Burmann ; editor, María Elena Sainz de Rozas ; music, Alejandro Amenábar, Mariano Marin.