High Tension

High Tension, originally titled Haute Tension, is a 2003 French horror film directed by Alexandre Aja, who also wrote the screenplay. Produced by Luc Besson and Alexandre Arcady through EuropaCorp, the film features a cast including Cécile de France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon, and Franck Khalfoun. The production involved companies such as Alexandre Films and MediaPro Pictures, with countries of origin listed as France and Romania. The story centers on a serial killer and incorporates themes of countryside survival, insanity, mass murder, and gore.

The film has a runtime of 91 minutes and was released in 2003. It was distributed by Starz Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand. François-Eudes Chanfrault composed the music, and Maxime Alexandre served as director of photography. The tagline for the movie is "Hearts will bleed." It is categorized as a slasher film and an LGBTQ-related film.

Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores vary, with ratings of 41%, 5.3 out of 10, and 42 out of 100. Audience metrics show a vote average of 6.765 on TMDb and a rating of 6.7 on IMDb. The production budget was 2,500,000, resulting in a revenue of 6,291,958.