Anguish
“The eyes of the city are mine.”
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.
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Cast
12 people
Zelda Rubinstein
Alice Pressman, the Mother
Known for
Poltergeist
Picket Fences
Michael Lerner
John Pressman
Known for
Godzilla
Barton Fink
Talia Paul
Patty
Also in
It's My Party
Love and Other Sorrows
Àngel Jové
The Killer
Also in
Bilbao
Poodle
Clara Pastor
Linda
No other roles listed
Isabel García Lorca
Caroline Robinson
Known for
Me Too
Paradise
Vicente Gil
Taxi Driver - Old Movie
Known for
[REC]
The Vault
Víctor Guillén
Sleepy - Old Movie
Known for
The Nameless
Craig Hill
Doctor at Hospital - New Movie
Known for
All About Eve
Detective Story
Benito Pocino
Popcorn Man - Old Movie
Known for
Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure
Jaume Figueras
Also in
Souvenir
Jaume Figueras. Amb la mirada neta
Steven Brown
SWAT 1 - New Movie
Known for
Cobb
Bigas Luna Director · José Manuel Pagán Composer Josep M. Civit Cinematographer
Budget $2M · United States release January 8, 1988 · Produced in Spain
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Production
Samba P.C.
Production
Luna Films
Production
Pepon Coromina
Production
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Angustia
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · March 23, 1987
Limited theatrical · Madrid
United States · January 8, 1988
Limited theatrical
Finland
October 27, 2002 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
November 2, 2002 · Premiere · Iik!! Horror Film Festival
April 5, 2025 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
France
April 19, 1989 · Theatrical
Germany
November 10, 1987 · Premiere
June 30, 1988 · Theatrical
Japan
August 5, 1988 · Physical · VHS
Portugal
February 3, 1989 · Premiere · Fantasporto Film Festival
Spain
April 27, 1987 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
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