Vampir is a 2021 European arthouse horror film. It was premiered at the 2021 Sitges Film Festival.[1]
| Vampir | |
|---|---|
 Promotional movie poster | |
| Directed by | Branko Tomović |
| Written by | Branko Tomović |
| Produced by | Jean Louis-Alexandre Branko Tomović Miloš Z. Vučkoviić Dina Vickermann |
| Starring | Branko Tomović Gorica Regodić Joakim Tasić Eva Ras |
| Cinematography | Heath McWater |
| Edited by | Abolfazl Talooni |
| Music by | Mark Ashworth |
Production companies | Red Marked Film Dinaric Alps Productions Vickermann Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Serbia Germany |
| Languages | |
Plot
editThe story takes place in rural central Serbia, from where the vampire myth originates.[2][3]
After witnessing a crime in London and looking for a place to hide for a while, Arnaut is offered a job by the charming yet ruthless local Vesna to look after a cemetery in a small remote village in Serbia. He soon starts to have nightmarish visions and is frequently visited by the mysterious older woman Baba Draga who guides him into the darkness. Only the village priest seems to be trying to keep him safe from the sinister intentions of the villagers.
Cast
edit| Branko Tomović | Arnaut |
| Gorica Regodić | Vesna |
| Joakim Tasić | Father Radosav |
| Eva Ras | Baba Draga |
| Judith Georgi | Biljana |
| Nemanja Bajić | Zoran |
| Zorica Krunić | Dragana |
| Dušan Jović | Taxi driver |
Production
editThe movie was set for production in June 2020, but it was postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions.[3] Filming took place in September 2020.[citation needed]
The movie is a British-Serbian-German co-production.[3][4]
It was shot in the municipality of Trstenik and it was the first time for Tomović to shoot in Serbia.[2] Vampir is the first horror movie for the Yugoslav and Serbian actress Eva Ras.[5]
Director's statement
edit"Vampir is inspired by the real vampire cases that occurred in Serbia in the early 1700s. Those were the origins of vampires. Though our film is set in modern times it's based on those myths, superstitions and folk elements. I wanted to show a more mysterious side of Serbia."
The film also serves as an allegory of an immigrant child who was raised abroad and comes back to his ancestry's country, where he is confronted with the local habits, traditions and way of life which are hard to accept at first.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Vampir". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b Dostanić, Dafina. ""LEŽAO SAM U GROBU ZATRPAN ZEMLJOM, BIO SAM POTPUNO PREKRIVEN MODRICAMA" Branko Tomović otkrio šta je sve morao da radi zbog filma "Vampiri"" ["I WAS LYING IN THE GRAVE BURIED IN THE GROUND, I WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH BRUISES" Branko Tomović revealed what he had to do for the movie "Vampiri"]. Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Branko Tomović, naš NAJUSPEŠNIJI glumac u svetu, o novom filmu "Vampir": Uvek sam želeo da snimam u SRBIJI!" [Branko Tomović, our MOST SUCCESSFUL actor in the world, about the new movie "Vampir": I always wanted to shoot in SERBIA!]. Novosti (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "U toku je snimanje celovečernjeg horora "Vampir" u režiji Branka Tomovića « FCS" [Filming of the full-length horror movie "Vampir" directed by Branko Tomović is in progress]. Filmski centar Srbije. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ A.I (14 December 2020). ""GUTALA SAM KRV! PARA NEMA, SAMO DA PREŽIVIM" Eva Ras na pragu devete decenije o poslu, svakodnevici i finansijama" ["I SWALLOWED BLOOD! THERE IS NO MONEY, I JUST SURVIVE" Eva Ras on the threshold of the ninth decade about work, everyday life and finances]. Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Vladan Petkovic (8 June 2021). "Trailer and poster for Marché du Film participant Vampir". Cineuropa.