UK / USA / Ireland,
2012, 118 min
Directed by:
Neil JordanCinematography:
Sean BobbittComposer:
Javier NavarreteCast:
Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Caleb Landry Jones, Sam Riley, Daniel Mays, Uri Gavriel, Gabriela Marcinková, Warren Brown, Jonny Lee Miller, Tom Hollander (more)VOD (1)
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BYZANTIUM is director Neil Jordan's (Interview with the Vampire) sexy and stylish fantasy thriller about mother and daughter vampires dealing with the pitfalls of eternal life. Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel, who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret: They were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood. As knowledge of their secret spreads, their past catches up on them with deathly consequence. (official distributor synopsis)
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