Angustia (Anguish)

Angustia (Anguish) (1988)

  • 60% of users liked it
    (815 ratings)

Poltergeist-purger Zelda Rubinstein toplines this interesting, twisty psycho-thriller from Spain, which makes clever (though repetitive) use of its movie-within-a-movie premise. As the star of the horror film "The Mommy," Rubinstein plays a mother who hypnotizes her son (Michael Lerner) into seeking… More

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R, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By
Bigas Luna, Michael Lerner
Written By
Bigas Luna
Genres
Art House & International, Horror
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1988 Wide
On DVD
Apr 25, 1999
Anchor Bay Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk

    a clever, if not wholly successful, slasher film that toys with the uncomfortable links between blood on the screen and blood in the audience

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  • Dr Blood  


    It may be that I just don't like Zelda Rubinstein all that much as, considering that it is basically just another low-budget slasher, this tries really hard to be an original and stylish film. The acting is more hit and miss than some people would have you believe though and the… More

  • Ed Fucking H


    Definently enjoyed this 'movie within a movie' '88 Horror Film from Spain. Stars Zelda Rubinstein (that weird looking lady from the poltergeist.) Plenty of trippy scary shit freak out sequences. I thought the gore was really well done. Realistic looking enough for the… More

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