Angels of Darkness

– Inspired by Carmilla, the seminal 19th Century vampire tale by Sheridan LeFanu, STYRIA plunges the v..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
2014
Original Name:
Styria
Angels of Darkness (2014) - Also known as Styria

Inspired by Carmilla, the seminal 19th Century vampire tale by Sheridan LeFanu, STYRIA plunges the viewer into a haunted world of fantasy and obsession. In 1989, Lara Hill (Eleanor Tomlinson), accompanies her art historian father (Stephen Rea) to an abandoned castle across the Iron Curtain. From a car crash outside of the castle, emerges the beautiful and mysterious Carmilla. Lara secrets Carmilla into the castle and the two are drawn into an intoxicating relationship. But when Carmilla mysteriously disappears, and women of the town begin committing suicide, Lara’s psychic wounds erupt into a living nightmare that consumes the entire town of Styria.

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Release Date:

21 Aug 2014

Language:

English, Hungarian

MPAA Content-Rating:
NOT RATED

Director:

Mauricio Chernovetzky, Mark Devendorf

Writer:

Karl Bardosh (dramaturge), Mauricio Chernovetzky (screenplay), Mark Devendorf (screenplay), Sheridan Le Fanu (novel)

Main Actors:

Eleanor Tomlinson, Stephen Rea, Erika Marozsán, Jules Willcox

Plot:

Lara (Eleanor Tomlinson) and her estranged father, Dr. Hill (Stephen Rea), travel behind the iron curtain to a decrepit castle outside the Hungarian town of Styria. In the nearby woods, Lara witnesses a car crash. Carmilla, (Julia Pietrucha), escapes from the wreckage as a driver attempts to run her over. When Lara hides this beautiful and mysterious stranger in the castle, the two start an intense and chaotic friendship. As their relationship deepens, the young women of Styria begin to go mad. When local girls are found dead from apparent suicides, Lara wonders if Carmilla is to blame or is there a darker secret behind the mass hysteria destroying the town.

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

MCMD Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10