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Carmilla (2019)

Carmilla poster
Directed by
Emily Harris
Genre
drama film, horror film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lonely young woman becomes the target of a mysterious vampire who calls herself Carmilla. Their strange, intense relationship blurs the line between predator and prey.

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What happens

Carmilla is a 2019 British romantic horror film written and directed by Emily Harris in her feature directorial debut. Based on the 1871 novella of the same name by Sheridan Le Fanu, it stars Hannah Rae, Devrim Lingnau, Tobias Menzies, Jessica Raine and Greg Wise. The film follows a lonely woman preyed upon by the titular vampire. Carmilla premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 28 June 2019, and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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