Underplayed Gems

We Are the Night (2010)

We Are the Night poster
Original title
Wir sind die Nacht
Directed by
Dennis Gansel
Genre
drama film, vampire film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 315 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman is turned into a vampire by a charismatic female vampire. She joins a group of immortal women who prowl the nightlife of Berlin. A police officer investigating a murder gets entangled with her and the vampire coven.

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What happens

We Are the Night (German: Wir sind die Nacht) is a 2010 German vampire horror film directed by Dennis Gansel, starring Karoline Herfurth and Nina Hoss. The film deals with a young woman who gets bitten by a female vampire and drawn into her world. She falls in love with a young police officer who investigates a murder case involving the vampires. The film explores themes of depression, self-harm, the consequences of immortality, suicide, and explores Valerie Solanas' idea of an all-female society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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