The vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop a vamp bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races.
Production
Gorgeously grimy 1960s New Zealand reimagined with gothic technology.
Costume
Brother Silus's priest-vampire aesthetic is *chef's kiss*.
Practical Effects
Practical blood effects hit harder than the budget suggests.
Director
Glenn Standring
Dougray Scott
Brother Silus
Saffron Burrows
Lilly
Leo Gregory
Brother Edgar
Scott Wills
Det. Jones
Stuart Wilson
Augustus
Craig Hall
Dominic
Robbie Magasiva
Frank
Stephen Ure
Freddy
Katrina Browne
Tenement Prostitute
Ian Mune
Slum Landlord
Danielle Cormack
Pregnant Woman
Rachel House
Forensic Woman
Brett Stewart
Apprentice Doctor
Beth Kayes
Nurse
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glenn Standring spent years developing this as a short film before expanding it; the tight runtime shows that origin.
The film bombed everywhere except Japan, where its melancholic vampire priest aesthetic found its true audience years before Twilight made brooding undead mainstream.
NZ
US
