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High Tension

Original title: Haute tension
  • 2003
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
84K
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POPULARITY
3,692
396
Cécile de France in High Tension (2003)
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FrenchPsychological HorrorSlasher HorrorSplatter HorrorHorror

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless nig... Read allBest friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.

  • Director
    • Alexandre Aja
  • Writers
    • Alexandre Aja
    • Grégory Levasseur
  • Stars
    • Cécile de France
    • Maïwenn
    • Philippe Nahon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    84K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,692
    396
    • Director
      • Alexandre Aja
    • Writers
      • Alexandre Aja
      • Grégory Levasseur
    • Stars
      • Cécile de France
      • Maïwenn
      • Philippe Nahon
    • 674User reviews
    • 285Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Top Cast10

    Cécile de France
    Cécile de France
    • Marie
    • (as Cécile De France)
    Maïwenn
    Maïwenn
    • Alex
    Philippe Nahon
    Philippe Nahon
    • Le tueur
    Franck Khalfoun
    Franck Khalfoun
    • Jimmy
    Andrei Finti
    Andrei Finti
    • Père Alex
    Oana Pellea
    Oana Pellea
    • Mère Alex
    Marco Claudiu Pascu
    • Tom
    Jean-Claude de Goros
    • Capitaine Gendarmerie
    • (as Jean-Claude De Goros)
    Bogdan Uritescu
    • Gendarme
    Gabriel Spahiu
    Gabriel Spahiu
    • Homme voiture
    • Director
      • Alexandre Aja
    • Writers
      • Alexandre Aja
      • Grégory Levasseur
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews674

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    Related interests

    Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)
    French
    Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out (2017)
    Psychological Horror
    Roger L. Jackson in Scream (1996)
    Slasher Horror
    Shawnee Smith in Saw (2004)
    Splatter Horror
    Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
    Horror

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The camera used during the car-attack scene got so much fake blood on it during shooting that when it was being used on another film later on fake blood oozed from it during the focusing of a shot.
    • Goofs
      The killer takes the ax out of the gas station clerk, so he had to have flipped him over to do so. So it makes sense why the clerk is on his back in a later scene.
    • Quotes
      • [repeated line]
      • Marie: I won't let anyone come between us any more.
    • Alternate versions
      Lions Gate was originally going to release the film uncut with an NC-17 rating theatrically but theaters were not too happy with the idea so Lion Gate cut about 2 minutes for the US theatrical release to secure a "R" rating. The changes were:
      • Alex's father is graphically decapitated with a bookcase, his headless neck spraying blood. In the R-rated version, the initial killing is implicit rather than explicit, and later, during a flashback, his killing is gone.
      • The scene of the killer applying a concrete saw to the stomach of the man driving the car was edited shorter
      • When Alex's mother has her throat slashed, the scene is edited short; most of the arterial spurting, as the killer pulls back her head, is gone. The shot of her severed hand also is removed, leaving no indication of what exactly happened to her.
      • The scene where Marie strikes the killer's face in with the barbed wire post is shortened and less explicit; Marie hits the killer fewer times, and there are fewer details of the killer's wounds shown.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Mr. And Mrs. Smith/Howl's Moving Castle/The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D/High Tension/The Honeymooners (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      A2
      extrait from Célébration
      Written by François-Eudes Chanfrault
      Recorded, Performed and Mixed by François-Eudes Chanfrault
      (P) 2002 MK2 Music
      Editions: 2002 Ciné Nada Music

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    FAQ10

    • Who did the voices for the dubbed version?
    • Which song does Marie and Alex sing while driving in the car?
    • Which song does Marie listen to while she masturbates?

    Details

    • Release date
      • June 10, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Romania
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • El despertar del miedo
    • Filming locations
      • Bucharest, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Alexandre Films
      • EuropaCorp
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • €2,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,681,066
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,897,705
      • Jun 12, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,291,958
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital EX(original version)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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