Byzantium (2012)


Byzantium is a British drama belonging to the genre of horror. It was released in May, 2013. The movie was directed by Neil Jordan and has the star cast of Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan and Sam Riley. It has the runtime of 1 hour and 28 minutes. 



The story revolves around a mother daughter duo who claims to be vampires. They are approximately two hundred year old. These two women take shelter in a dilapidated coastal resort. Clara befriends Noel, who provides them with shelter in his guesthouse named Byzantium.



Gradually, Eleanor gets close with Frank, a waiter at the guesthouse and shares with him the dark secret related to their past, and also reveals that they survive on human blood. With the number of disappearances increasing, Frank realizes that Eleanor’s story is not a mere fable. And the mother daughter duo faces consequences. The film has received good reviews from the critics. It was shot mostly at the coastal parts of Ireland. The movie was rated R as there were scenes related to sex, nudity, violence, and also because of the language that was used by the characters of the movie.

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