Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour | USA | 101 mins

Persian language film with English subtitles

Exploring issues of feminism, religion, and horror, Iranian-American filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour exploded onto the international cinema scene with this critically acclaimed indie horror classic. The lonely vampire, The Girl, stalks the streets of Bad City, her status as a monster affording her a freedom not found in the life of a typical Iranian woman as she hunts down men. Iranian attitudes towards gender are just one of many topics examined in this creepy, melancholy, vigilante vampire tale about longing and loneliness.

Written by Ben Rowe.
Rated 14A for some detailed substance abuse and violence.

Part of our Foreign Fangs Series.

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