Back in 2003, High Tension by director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) shocked French audiences. German audiences did not get to see the horror thriller, as it was immediately banned in Germany. Only last year, For the first time, the uncut home cinema version as a 4K media book published with FSK 18. And tonight, after 21 years, we can See High Tension on TV for the first time without censorship.
This is what the splatter film High Tension is about
Alex (Maïwenn Le Besco) and Marie (Cécile De France) are inseparable friends and want to visit Alex’s family in the countryside. But the quiet trip turns into a nightmare when suddenly a crazy truck driver attacks the parents and leaves a bloodbath in their wake. The two friends must now stick together and try to to escape from the bestial killer.
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High tension
High tension is “Gore-slaughter, suspense and mindfuck mystery”
While High Tension ended up on the list of media harmful to minors in Germany, the splatter film was given one in France FSK 16 release in cinemas It may be that this was because in the early 2000s our tough neighbouring country of flooded with sensational slasher films which fall under the New French Hardness. This includes High Tension, which was the breakthrough for director Alexandre Aja and set the course for his career in Hollywood.
Anyone who appreciates a good carnage shouldn’t miss High Tension. The classic splatter quickly gets to the point and leaves behind the kind of carnage we expect uncompromising genre cinema wish. Daniel Fabian from our sister site Filmstarts also thinks so:
Rarely has the mix of Gore battle plate, suspense cinema and mindfuck mystery works so well – even if you could open a barrel or two when it comes to logic, which has always bothered many people.When will the FSK 18 horror film High Tension be on TV?
Tele5 shows the French splatter film in the free TV premiere in the Night on Thursday, May 23rd at 12:05 a.m. The station will show a repeat on the night of May 25th at 1:45 a.m. Regardless of the television program, you can buy the film on Amazon Prime Video or stream it with a subscription on Joyn.
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