In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.
By turns funny, vaguely creepy and too cool for school, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is certainly unusual — but also seductive and strange enough to stick in the memory like a fever dream.
Equally cool and cruel, stuffed with subtext, this ‘Iranian fairytale’ weaves its spell to a flip, hip ending. Amirpour is one to watch.
Ana Lily Amirpour’s cool, comic film, in which a young female vampire roams the night-time streets, opens a new vein of undead horror.
Slick Iranian vampire movie is exquisitely shot.
The film’s abundance of style rings hollow at times, but a few transcendent moments make up for it.
Ana Lily Amirpour’s feature debut is a bloody triumph.
Ana Lily Amirpour has created a completely new film genre--the Iranian Vampire Western
General release. Check local listings for show times.
Cameo, Edinburgh from Friday June 5, 2015, until Thursday June 11, 2015. More info: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/
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