Acclaimed Spanish Filmmaker Alejandro Amenabar‘s ‘Regression‘ has been selected as the opening film for the upcoming San Sebastian Film Festival which will run through September 18 – 26, 2015. The movie will be screened ‘Out of Competition‘.

The movie is a stout thriller, and it stars Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson in lead roles. The movie showcases the story of a father who is accused of sexual assault which he has no memory of committing.

Fernando Bovaira, producer of the movie told that he is very happy to conduct the screening of ‘Regression‘ in San Sebastian Film Festival. He also added that under the guidance of festival director Jose Luis Rebordinos, San Sebastian Film Festival is affirming its strong position in the International Film Festival circuit.

According to Bovaira, ‘Regression‘ is a very complex movie just like all other movies directed by Alejandro Amenabar. He made it clear that this movie is a high voltage psychological thriller with elements of drama and horror blended nicely.

Bovaira also opened up about the lead actors, Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson. “He’s a great actor and also a great guy. Emma had expressed her wish to work with Alejandro so it was quite easy to make a deal in the end”, said Bovaira.

‘Regression’ is been presented by Telecinco Cinema. a Spanish-Canadian production by MOD Entertainment, MOD Producciones, Himenóptero, First Generation Films, Telefónica Studios and Regression A.I.E.

The film will hit the screens in Spain on October 2nd and it will be soon followed by releases in United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France and Korea.