High Tension overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
French filmmaker Alexandre Aja writes and directs the slasher film Haute Tension, given the English title Switchblade Romance. Best friends Marie (Cécile De France) and Alex (Maïwenn Le Besco) go out to the countryside to visit Alex's parents. However, a homicidal delivery man (played by Philippe Nahon from Gaspar Noé's brutal movies) ends up at their house and starts killing everyone. Alex and Marie fight for their lives with help from several means of weaponry. Switchblade Romance was shown at the 2003 Toronto Film Festival as part of the Midnight program.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Alexandre Aja
- Studio: Alexandre Films, EuropaCorp
- Year: 2003
- Run Time: 85 minutes
- Country: France
- Language: French
- MPAA Rating: R (for strong graphic violence)
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Horror
- Filmed in: Color
