Mindscape (also known as Anna[4]) is a 2013 internationally co-produced psychological thriller film, and the directorial debut of Spanish filmmaker Jorge Dorado.

[5] The film stars Taissa Farmiga, Mark Strong, Noah Taylor, and Brian Cox.

The screenplay was written by Guy Holmes and follows John, a detective with the ability to enter people's memories; he takes on the case of a brilliant but troubled 16-year-old girl, Anna, to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of psychological trauma.

[6] The world premiere was held at the 46th Sitges Film Festival on October 13, 2013, and received critical acclaim from audiences in its native Spain.

Washington works for Mindscape, the world's top memory detective agency, which offers the abilities of their psychic employees to help solve criminal cases, although their findings aren't yet recognized as evidence in court.

John learns that Anna had been involved in a sexual relationship with her photography teacher, Tom Ortega, who took erotic pictures of her.

At home, John discovers that the note on Anna's portrait of him matches one supposedly written by Mousey on the photograph.

From the home's security room, he sees Anna, distraught at discovering the murdered bodies of her parents, fleeing in panic from an unseen assailant.

There is blood on his hands and other evidence which seem to indicate that he broke into the home, drugged her parents, who are revealed to still be alive, then attacked Anna.

Elsewhere, Anna arranges to have John sent a single red rose, along with a picture of her holding a recent newspaper to show that she is still alive.

StudioCanal handled the film's distribution in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, as well as its international sales.

[14] The casting of Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, and Brian Cox in main roles was reported on October 17, 2012, the day after filming had begun.

[27] Mindscape celebrated its world premiere at the 46th Sitges Film Festival,[2][28][29] opening the Official Fantàstic Competition on October 13, 2013.

[30] StudioCanal handled the film's distribution in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, as well as its international sales, and financed the picture.

Vertical Entertainment picked up the thriller from StudioCanal on the eve of the European Film Market for North America.

[41] Opening in 154 theaters, the film debuted with a weekend total of $397,978,[42] with a per-theater average of $2,584 in its native Spain.

"[49] Shelagh Rowan-Legg from Screen Anarchy said, "It's an old-school Hitchcock-style thriller with some interesting sci-fi twists and a narrative reminiscent of films such as Vertigo, sustained by Dorado's assured direction and great performances by Mark Strong and Taissa Farmiga.

"[50] COPE wrote, "The analysis of all its parts could not be more positive: novice filmmaker Jorge Dorado handles perfectly the technical complexity of his film, Taissa Farmiga is already a cult figure for fans of dark film, Lucas Vidal's band rebilled very solid sound, and photography [by] Óscar Faura is once again impressive.

"[51] José Hernández, of the website Cineol, gave the film a mixed to positive review, giving it 3 stars out of 5.

Hernández liked the "very well shot thriller, good cast and rhythm" but said the film is "very commercial, like Red Lights and Intruders.

"[52] Jonathan Holland from The Hollywood Reporter said, "An over-the-top B-movie concept, a satisfyingly twisty plotline and an intriguing central tandem are the hallmarks of a sharp-witted film that delivers all the traditional elements but which lacks the flair factor.

"[55] AlloCiné assigned the film a weighted average of 3.5 out of 5, stating, "The reason for which Mindscape managed to stand out at Sitges is because it is an irrefutably solvent product, which works with the precision of a clock and in which scarcely there are fissures that should not.

Spain's oldest film magazine Fotogramas wrote that the best of the movie was "the relationship between the detective traumatized by a tragic past (Strong) and the femme fatale (hypnotic Farmiga, a teenager very Hannibal Lecter)."

"[58] La Razón wrote, "Luck has befallen Jorge Dorado for having Strong's contained portrayal, which personifies this tireless seeker of sordid pasts, and for the hypnotic Farmiga, the precocious youngster with ambiguous and intelligent class, because between them they are able to grow in the climax of the film.