Byzantium

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DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2013-10-29

Genre: Thriller

Sub-genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Director: Neil Jordan

Stars: Gemma Arterton , Saoirse Ronan , Sam Riley , Jonny Lee Miller , Daniel Mays , Caleb Landry Jones , Barry Cassin , David Heap , Warren Brown , Ruby Snape , Thure Lindhardt , Jenny Kavanagh , Maria Doyle Kennedy , Glenn Doherty , Edyta Budnik , Uri Gavriel , Kate Ashfield

MPAA Rating: R

Synopsis: BYZANTIUM is director Neil Jordan's (Interview with the Vampire, The Crying Game) 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 (Gemma Arterton) meets lonely Noel (Daniel Mays), who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan, Hanna, Atonement) befriends Frank (Caleb Landry Jones) 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. Also starring Sam Riley and Jonny Lee Miller. Source: IFC

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