Strigoi is a vampire movie that defies categorisation. Shedding a fantastic light on a post-communist Romanian village it introduces us to an ancient myth: Strigoi the souls that rise again after death to seek justice if they've been wronged their appetites intensified by a hunger for blood. Vlad Cozma (Catalin Paraschiv) is a young man returning to his grandfather's village from Italy with barely a foot through the front door Vlad dives head first into investigating a mysterious death that raises questions about land ownership in the community. The trail points to... ex-communist bully Constantin Tirescu (Constantin Barbulescu) and his wife but when Vlad confronts them he discovers that the richest landowners in the village have become real bloodsuckers. Full of unpredictable twists and turns brimming with black humour and drenched in Romanian folklore Strigoi is a nihilistic and bitingly funny film akin to discovering a beautiful black rose blooming in an (un)dying over killed film genre. [show more]
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Low-budget, darkly comic British/Romanian vampire horror. Young doctor Vlad Cozma (Catalin Paraschiv) returns from his internship in Italy to his remote Romanian village home to find that village elder Constantin Tirescu (Constantin Barbulescu) has died. But as the villagers prepare for the traditional three-day wake, Vlad begins to suspect that the circumstances of Constantin's death may not be as straightforward as they first appeared.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Strigoi is a vampire movie that defies categorisation. Shedding a fantastic light on a post-communist Romanian village, it introduces us to an ancient myth: Strigoi, the souls that rise again after death to seek justice if they've been wronged, their appetites intensified by a hunger for blood. Vlad Cozma (Catalin Paraschiv) is a young man returning to his grandfather's village from Italy, with barely a foot through the front door Vlad dives head first into investigating a mysterious death that raises questions about land ownership in the community. The trail points to ex-communist bully Constantin Tirescu (Constantin Barbulescu) and his wife, but when Vlad confronts them, he discovers that the richest landowners in the village have become real bloodsuckers. Full of unpredictable twists and turns, brimming with black humour and drenched in Romanian folklore, Strigoi is a "nihilistic and bitingly funny film akin to discovering a beautiful black rose blooming in an (un)dying, over killed film genre". Actors Constantin Barbulescu, Camelia Maxim, Catalin Paraschiv, Dan Popa & Rudi Rosenfeld Director Faye Jackson Certificate 15 years and over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour and 41 minutes (approx)
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