Theater Release:
June 03, 2005
DVD Release:
October 11, 2005
Genre:
Horror, Thriller
MPAA Rating:
R for graphic bloody killings, terror, sexual content and language
Main Cast:
C
Director:
Alexandre Aja
Producer:
Alexandre Arcady, Robert Benmussa
Screenwriter:
Alexandre Aja, Gregory Levasseur
Studio:
Lions Gate Films
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 In High Tension, Marie and Alexia, best friends and schoolmates, plan to spend a weekend in the quiet country preparing for their college exams in peace and quiet. The two go off to Alexia’s parents’ secluded farmhouse to study, but, in the middle of the night, they hear a knock on the door. The stranger at the door, knife in hand, turns the girls idyllic study weekend into an endless night of terror.
High Tension is the terrifying story of two girls’ battle for survival at the hands of a sadistic psychopath. Director Alexandre Aja’s style is reminiscent of the nightmarish intensity of 1970s horror classics, with the film reduced to the bare essentials. Aja builds a narrative of intensifying dread that culminates in a shocking climax. The film stars Cécile de France, Maïwenn and Philippe Nahon, from a script by Aja and Gregory Levasseur.
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