Vampir is a 2021 European arthouse horror. The film 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	October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13) (Sitges)
Countries	United Kingdom Serbia Germany
Languages	English Serbian

Plot

The story takes place in rural central Serbia, where the myth about vampires originates from.[2][3]

After witnessing a crime in London and looking for a place to hide for a while, Arnaut is offered a job by 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 Arnaut into the darkness. Only the village priest seems to be trying to keep him safe from the sinister intentions of the villagers.

Cast

Production

The 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 Yugoslav and Serbian actress Eva Ras.[5]

Director’s Statement

Vampir is inspired by the real vampire cases that occurred in Serbia in the early 1700s. Those were the origin 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

External links

• Vampir at IMDb