EXCLUSIVE: Sentient Entertainment has locked down English-language remake rights to Thesis, a horror-thriller from BAFTA Award-nominated filmmaker Alejandro Amenábar, which nabbed seven Goya Awards and other accolades upon its release in 1996.The original film centered on Ángela (Ana Torrent), a student writing a thesis about violence, who comes upon a snuff video where a girl is tortured to death, soon discovering that the victim was an alumna of her school.Sentient acquired control of the rights to Thesis from FilmSharks-owned The Remake Co.
and Enrique Cerezo’s VideoMercury, in what’s described as a highly competitive bidding war, negotiating the deal with FilmSharks CEO Guido Rud, along with the latter company.
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