I feel robbed, cheated, outraged....
The plot wasn't bad, there were some very slow moments and good but weird scenes....
But Fuck I thought at some point he was going to get Tortured....
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At the end the killer ties her up, and she so easily unties herself with a knife that she grabbed scenes before and skillfully grabs the gun he had left moments before while giving the typical speech asking him the question; what color are my eyes, and you would think she tortures him, or something else, because she doesn't just shoot him and that's it....
So the whole movie was a good argument of investigation and playing cat and mouse, so that Chema would kill him Professor Castro, and then she would kill Bosco with a shot...
The movie promised something more bizarre and snuff, honestly it's a good movie, and I think my rating reflects that, but without all the scenes where Angela fantasizes with Bosco, implying that she accepted the violence, for pleasure, and not only that won't happen, but it ends up as a very sudden blow without further ado...
Only they killed them and that's it, that's all...
They made an argument that gave more and only ended up with an ending x...
But Castro and the "the public what they ask for" is reflected excellently in the hospital scenes...

**A hidden gem of Spanish cinema.**

What would we do if, while preparing our doctoral or master's thesis, accidentally came across evidence of a murder? I bet with most people, the obvious thing would be to go straight to the police and hand the matter over to the professionals, right? This is not what Angela decides to do when, while preparing her thesis on violence in cinema, she comes across a “snuff” video, showing a student from her college being savagely murdered and chopped into pieces. A video that caused her thesis advisor's sudden death when he saw it.

Despite the very low budget, the film is really very well-made, and a clear sign of the great capacity, talent and creativity of its director, Alejandro Amenábar, one of the best and most regular Spanish directors (regular in the quality of his work, because he is one of those who only make a movie occasionally). I don't know, but while watching the film, I got the feeling that the director drew inspiration from his own academic experience, especially when he studied at the Complutense University in Madrid.

We don't have, in this film, easily recognizable actors, but it wasn't difficult for me, who saw most of the director's work, to recognize Eduardo Noriega's face, and to appreciate the actor's well-done job, in the role of a magnetic, charming and elusive student, who may very well be the great villain (or not, watch the movie). Ana Torrent also did a job well done, although not much was required of her. Fele Martínez was also pleasant, giving the character a welcome irreverence and a somewhat unpredictable way of acting. Xabier Elorriaga looks a lot like some idiot college professor, so I also think he did well in the role he was given.

Being a low-cost film, with few resources, we don't have anything visually ostentatious here, nor great effects. The film was planned to be simple, and the production clearly worked with what they had at hand: the sets and costumes are quite uncharacteristic, but they are within what we expect to see, since filming was almost always done on location. I really have doubts if there was a place that we can call a “studio” in this production. The soundtrack relies on electronics and synthesizer, but it works well, and fits with the period in which the film was made. Simple, effective, with good dialogues, a good script, an excellent director and good actors: a hidden pearl.