Rating: NR
Genre: Horror
Theatrical Release: 06/10/2005(USA)
Release Date: 10/11/2005
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Gore
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate

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. The film was aquired by US distributor Lions Gate Films in 2004 and quickly put into turnaround as an NC-17 release, though plans for that were scrapped due to a lack of theater support of the controversial rating. Retitled High Tension, the R-rated version is missing one minute of grisly gore and features a redubbed audio track by star Cécile De France.

~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Cécile De France - Marie
Maïwenn Le Besco - Alex
Philippe Nahon -
Franck Khalfoun -
Andrei Finti -
Oana Pellea -
Marco Claudia Pascu -
Jean-Claude de Goros -

Production:
Alexandre Aja - Director
Alexandre Arcady Robert Benmussa - Producer
Francois Eudes - Composer
Baxter - Editor
Alexandre Aja Gregory Levasseur - Screen Writer
Maxime Alexandre - Cinematographer
Giannetto De Rossi - Makeup Special Effects
Gregory Levasseur - Production Designer
Didier Lozahic - Sound/Sound Designer
Emmanuel Augeard - Sound/Sound Designer
Pierre Andre - Sound/Sound Designer
Theodor Halacu Nicon - First Assistant Director

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