Thesis (1996): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Thesis is a 1996 horror thriller directed by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Ana Torrent as Ángela, Miguel Picazo and Fele Martínez. It runs 2 hours 5 minutes and earned $18,482 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 5m (125 min)
- Director
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Original language
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Spanish - Studio
- Sogepaq
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Thesis About?
The premise of Thesis without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Ángela, a graduate student working on a thesis about violence, discovers a hidden snuff video in which a young woman is brutally tortured and killed. As she investigates, she realizes the victim was a former student at her own college, thrusting her into a dangerous quest for truth that threatens her own life.
Thesis Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- snuff
- snuff movie
- madrid spain
- sister sister relationship
- sadism
- thesis
- university
- university student
- teacher student relationship
- oral sex
- male in a shower
- teen horror
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- camera
- zoom
- digital zoom
- hi8
- student
- girl
- violence
- film school
- directorial debut
- tied to a chair
- female tied up
- nightmare
- shot to death
- videotape
- video library
- university professor
- underground laboratory
- spain
- sony video camera
- security camera
- french kiss
- film class
- character appears in newspaper
- asthmatic
- asthma inhaler
- asthma attack
- watching video
- one word title
- dark and stormy night
- dream sequence
- video camera
- tv news
- tunnel
- torture
- theft
- professor
- mutilation
- murder
Thesis Cast & Characters
Ana Torrent leads the cast as Ángela, with Miguel Picazo as Figueroa and Fele Martínez as Chema. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar; 20 actors are credited in all.
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Director Alejandro Amenábar
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Ana Torrent as Ángela - Miguel Picazo as Figueroa
- Fele Martínez as Chema
- Xabier Elorriaga as Castro
Also Starring in Thesis
· 16 more- Olga Margallo Vanessa
- Eduardo Noriega Bosco
- Rosa Campillo Yolanda
- Nieves Herranz Sena
- José Luis Cuerda Professor 1
- Paco Hernández Ángela's Father
- Julio Vélez Train Attendant
- Joserra Cadiñanos Vigilant
- Pilar Ortega Sales Manager
- Rosa Vila Ángela's Mother
- Walter Prieto Train Watchman
- José Miguel Caballero Video Library Concierge
- Emiliano Otegui Professor 2
- Helena Castañeda
- Teresa Castanedo TV Presenter
- Florentino Sainz Old Man
More from Alejandro Amenábar
More films directed by Alejandro Amenábar, best-rated first: While at War, The Sea Inside, The Others and The Captive.
Thesis Plot Summary
What happens in Thesis from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In November 1995, Ángela, Ana Torrent, a university student in Madrid, begins a thesis project on audiovisual violence and the family. Her routine commuter ride ends with a train evacuation after a man commits suicide by stepping in front of the train, and Ángela, curious and unsettled, moves toward the tracks in a tense attempt to glimpse the remains.
Full summary
The whole story of Thesis, scene by scene
Thesis Box Office
Thesis grossed $18,482 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$18.5K
- International
- $18.5K
Thesis Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Thesis.
How Well Do You Know Thesis?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What is the name of the university student who conducts the thesis project?
Cars in Thesis
15 cars on screen, including the 1990 Kawasaki ZZR 1100 and the 1989 Renault 21.
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1990 Kawasaki ZZR 1100 Minor role -
1989 Renault 21 Minor role -
1988 Alfa Romeo 33 Background role -
1966 Chevrolet Biscayne Background role
Thesis Also Known As
17 alternative titles, including “Tesis – Der Snuff Film” and “떼시스”.
- Also known as
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- Tesis – Der Snuff Film
- 떼시스
- Дипломная работа
- テシス 次に私が殺される
- Teza
- Tese
- Διδακτορική Διατριβή
- Morte ao Vivo
- Tesis - Faszination des Grauens
- 死亡论文
- Halálos tézis
- Tez
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- Diplomová práce
- Snuff Movie
- Snuff
- Дисертація
- Hovedoppgaven
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Thesis FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Thesis, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Thesis?
Thesis runs 2 hours 5 minutes (125 minutes).
When was Thesis released?
Thesis was released on April 11, 1996.
Who directed Thesis?
Thesis was directed by Alejandro Amenábar.
More films by Alejandro Amenábar Who is in the cast of Thesis?
Thesis stars Ana Torrent as Ángela, Miguel Picazo as Figueroa and Fele Martínez as Chema, among 20 credited actors.
How much did Thesis make at the box office?
Thesis grossed $18,482 worldwide.
Does Thesis have a post-credit scene?
No. Thesis has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Thesis in?
The original language of Thesis is Spanish.
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