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63% Critic Match
Anguish
“The eyes of the city are mine.”
6.3 / 10• 1987• 1h 28m•R• Spanish
HorrorThriller
Storyline
An ophthalmologist's assistant with an unhealthy interest in human eyeballs goes on a killing spree to collect eyeballs for his overbearing mother's collection. Reality soon takes a bizarre turn, both for the characters and the audience.
Cast & Crew
Zelda Rubinstein
Alice Pressman, the Mother
Lead
Michael Lerner
John Pressman
TP
Talia Paul
Patty
ÀJ
Àngel Jové
The Killer
CP
Clara Pastor
Linda
Isabel García Lorca
Caroline Robinson
Vicente Gil
Taxi Driver - Old Movie
VG
Víctor Guillén
Sleepy - Old Movie
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bigas Luna's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Anguish is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
