A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the widow up the road is a vampire, and tries to find ways of discouraging his brother from seeing her.
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan, Jeremy Cooper, Sheila Moore, Duncan Fraser, David Longworth
Crew: Philip Ridley (Director), Victoria Thomas (Casting), Ray Burdis (Producer), Dominic Anciano (Producer), Therese Reinsch (Casting), Andrea French (Set Decoration)
Country: United Kingdom, Canada
Language: English
Studio: BBC Film, Fugitive Features, British Screen Productions, National Film Trustee Company, Zenith Entertainment
Runtime: 95 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 28, 1990
IMDb: 4.316
Keywords:farm, fire, radiation, vampire, widow, surreal, cult, surrealism, murder, cancer, rural area, gasoline, killer, molestation, nuclear, midwest, ex soldier, graveyard, slingshot, 1950s
