• Director(s)

    Alexandre Aja

  • Production Year

    2003

  • Genre(s)

    Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    91m

  • Cast

    Cécile de France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon

Film

Haute Tension - Switchblade Romance

strong bloody violence, gore, sexual violence

HAUTE TENSION is a horror film in which the inhabitants of a remote farmhouse become the target of a sadistic killer.…

HAUTE TENSION is a horror film in which the inhabitants of a remote farmhouse become the target of a sadistic killer.

violence
Scenes include bloody killings with resulting gory detail, including decapitations, throat slashings, impalements, and a person being killed with a circular saw.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A severed head is used as a masturbation device.
additional issues
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'bitch' and 'whore'. Scenes of threat are sustained, and there is an extended sequence of masturbation. Occasional nudity includes sight of a woman showering.

  • Director(s)

    Alexandre Aja

  • Production Year

    2003

  • Genre(s)

    Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    91m

  • Cast

    Cécile de France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon

Contains very strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
22/03/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
violence
Frequent violent scenes include decapitations, people hacked to death with an axe, cut with a circular saw, stabbed and impaled. There is strong bloody injury detail, and some sequences feature sexualised violence.
additional issues
Language includes use of 'f**k', 'whore' and 'bitch'. There is a prolonged sequence in which a woman masturbates.
strong bloody violence, gore, sexual violence
Classified Date:
15/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Second Sight Films
violence
Scenes include bloody killings with resulting gory detail, including decapitations, throat slashings, impalements, and a person being killed with a circular saw.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A severed head is used as a masturbation device.
additional issues
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'bitch' and 'whore'. Scenes of threat are sustained, and there is an extended sequence of masturbation. Occasional nudity includes sight of a woman showering.
Contains very strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
11/11/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
violence
Frequent violent scenes include decapitations, people hacked to death with an axe, cut with a circular saw, stabbed and impaled. There is strong bloody injury detail, and some sequences feature sexualised violence.
additional issues
Language includes use of 'f**k', 'whore' and 'bitch'. There is a prolonged sequence in which a woman masturbates.
Classified Date:
11/11/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Classified Date:
23/03/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing

  • Classified date

    15/02/2023

  • Language

    French