High Tension
Directed by Alexandre Aja
Hoping to prepare for their college exams in peace and quiet, best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a weekend in the country at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But in the dead of the night, a stranger knocks on the front door. And with the first swing of his knife, the girls' idyllic weekend turns into an endless night of horror... This vicious, divisive neo-slasher introduced audiences to Alexandre Aja and helped usher in a highly praised new wave of French terror that brought us the likes of INSIDE and MARTYRS in the mid-2000s.
Two best friends' quiet weekend turns into an endless night of horror in this French horror breakthrough.
Cast: Cecile De France, Maiwenn Le Besco, Philippe Nahon, Franck Khalfoun
Member Reviews
First french extremity film I saw back in the early 2000s. First time rewatching it since then and didn't remember the twist ending. Didn't love the ending but whatever. Movie has great kills and cinematography
Effectively intense and nasty, but the twist is completely incoherent and makes sense only as cheap, cynical audience manipulation.
Helped define a sub-genre. It's full of plot holes. The end weapon is ridiculous, where did it come from? do people just have those around in france?
astonishing acting and directing
Always thought this was overrated. Just a bore and twist wasn't great!