Thesis
1996
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega, Xabier Elorriaga, Miguel Picazo, Nieves Herranz, Rosa Campillo, Paco Hernández
Original language
Spanish
First release
April 11, 1996 (Spain)
Setting
Madrid
Filming locations
Madrid
Crew
Screenplay
Alejandro Amenábar
Producer
José Luis Cuerda
Cinematography
Hans Burmann
Editing
María Elena Sáinz de Rozas
Music
Alejandro Amenábar
Trailer
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Festival History
- FANT Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival 2026 - Estrellas FANT
- Romford Horror Festival 2024
- Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019 generic
- Ghent Film Festival 2019 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1996 generic
- Fantasy Filmfest 1996 generic - Premieren / Previews
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 1996 generic
Titles
| Original title | Tesis |
Soundtracks
| CD | Tesis - Música Original De La Película - Alejandro Amenábar, Mariano Marín (1997) | 1 release, 1997: Sergent Major Compagnie |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Spain | April 11, 1996 |
| Theatrical | France | December 4, 1996 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | June 26, 1997 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | November 22, 1997 |
| Streaming | Czech Republic | January 26, 2004 |
| Streaming | Poland | July 26, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Greece | June 4, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Germany | April 22, 2003 |
| Home video | Netherlands | October 7, 2009 |
Full credits
| Director | Alejandro Amenábar |
| Cast | Ana Torrent (Ángela), Fele Martínez (Chema), Eduardo Noriega (Bosco), Xabier Elorriaga (Castro), Miguel Picazo (Figueroa), Nieves Herranz (Sena), Rosa Campillo (Yolanda), Paco Hernández (Ángela's Father), Rosa Ávila (Ángela's Mother), Teresa Castanedo (TV Presenter), José Miguel Caballero (Video Library Concierge), Joserra Cadiñanos (Vigilant), Julio Vélez (Train Attendant), Pilar Ortega (Sales Manager), Olga Margallo (Vanessa), José Luis Cuerda (Professor 1), Emiliano Otegui (Professor 2), Walter Prieto (Train Watchman), Florentino Sainz (Old Man), Helena Castañeda ((uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Alejandro Amenábar |
| Story | Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil |
| Producer | José Luis Cuerda |
| Executive producer | Emiliano Otegui, José Luis Cuerda |
| Cinematography | Hans Burmann |
| Editing | María Elena Sáinz de Rozas |
| Music | Alejandro Amenábar |
| Sound | Daniel Goldstein, Ricardo Steinberg |
| Costumes | Ana Cuerda |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
