(PCM) Ana Lily Amirpour’s suspenseful romance-horror, A Girl Walks Alone at Night, has critics praising the debut director’s aesthetic and story, offering up a fresh take on a classic horror genre.
Shot in black and white, everything from the characters, the look, a modern soundtrack of persian rock and euro-pop make this a truly modern Iranian film. A mythical mash-up of genre and culture, it’s different than any Iranian film you’ve ever seen … the first Iranian Vampire Western.
A Girl Walks Alone at Night is a love story between two tortured souls in an Iranian Ghost town called Bad City… a place that reeks of death and loneliness where a lonesome vampire is preying on the towns most depraved denizens.
Starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, and Marshall Manesh, A Girl Walks Alone at Night currently has a fresh rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics out of 8 reviews.
Guy Lodge of Variety praised the film writing, “Ana Lily Amirpour’s auspicious debut feature is a sly, slinky vampire romance set in an imaginary Iranian underworld” and Boyd Van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter echoed those sentiments in his review; “This moody and gorgeous film is finally more about atmosphere and emotions than narrative — and none the worse for it.”
Visit the official Facebook page and twitter of A Girl Walks Alone at Night for more info and updates and watch the official trailer below.
After premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January, A Girl Walks Alone at Night will open in select U.S. theaters starting November 21, 2014.
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