Belgian Horror Flick ‘Vampires’ Shows Promise, Gets Picked Up by IFC
by Marc Patterson
Who said vampires are dead? (Sorry, couldn’t help myself). We got news from IFC that they have just purchased US distribution rights to a unique vampire film from Belgium simply title Vampires. The film is from Belgium’s House of Film and is directed by Vincent Lannoo, who US audiences won’t know from a hole in the wall. However, what he’s come up with in terms of a film is far from bland, boring, or non-descriptive.
The story: A film crew ventures amidst a family of vampires to make a documentary. They seek answers to the crucial questions we all ask ourselves… Who are they? Do they drink anything other than blood? How do they manage their social life? Do they file their teeth? Can they sleep, dream, die, feel feelings, eat garlic? After several weeks in the company of this family of four and their friends, foes and neighbors, our brave little crew finds the answers, and a lot more… They will find themselves at the heart of a family drama that takes the friendly vampire clan all the way to Quebec. Montreal will be the theater of profound mutations that will change the international vampire community forever, and ever. The community we discover through this film is strange indeed, yet so endearing. A strange society that, in the end, is not so alien to us as we might think.
Chances are this will see a very limited theatrical release before being given the VOD, Direct-to-video treatment. That’s fine by me. Seems this is the model for all the best horror films in 2011. (Go ahead – name me one good wide-theatrical release this year) Personally, I’ve watched the teaser trailer for this film twice and honestly am really looking forward to getting to see the whole thing.
As we get more news on a release date we’ll let you know.
