The Vourdalak – Release News

The Vourdalak – Release News

The Vourdalak is on digital platforms 16 September

★★★★1/2  

‘A visually stunning & emotionally devastating take on a classic scary story.’Screen Rant

★★★★

‘One of the best horror films of the year so far.’

Dread Central

‘A tasty blend of blood, wit and social commentary.’Screen International

Lost in a hostile forest, the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, finds refuge in the home of a strange family…

An adaptation of Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy’s 1884 vampiric novella of Gothic Romanticism “La Famille du Vourdalak”, published 40 years before Dracula, The Vourdalak is a haunting gothic tale directed by Adrien Beau and starring Ariane Labed (Alps, The Lobster, Assassin’s Creed), Kacey Mottet-Klein (Farewell to the Night, Happening), and Grégoire Colin (Beau Travail, 35 Shots of Rum). The Vourdalak premiered at Venice Film Festival where it was nominated for Best Film at International Critics Week.

The Vourdalak is on digital platforms on 16 September 2024