The Moth Diaries (2011)

Directed by

Mary Harron

Genre

horror film, vampire film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Ireland, Canada

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

R

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 164 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl at an all-girls boarding school becomes convinced that a new student is a vampire. She tries to uncover the truth as strange events unfold around her.

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What happens

The Moth Diaries is a 2011 gothic psychological horror film written and directed by Mary Harron, and starring Lily Cole, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Bolger, Judy Parfitt, and Scott Speedman. Based on the 2002 American novel of the same name by Rachel Klein, it follows Rebecca, a teenage girl who suspects that Ernessa, the new student at an all-girls boarding school is a vampire. An international co-production between Canada and Ireland, the film was co-produced by Samson Films and Mediamax, with Edward R. Pressman serving as an executive producer. The Moth Diaries premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2011, and was theatrically released in Canada on 6 April 2012 by Alliance Films and in Ireland on 24 May 2013 by Lionsgate. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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