THIRST

Blood pressure

Ian Berriman

EXTRAS ▸ RELEASED OUT NOW! 1979 | 15 | 4K/Blu-ray ▸ Director Rod Hardy ▸ Cast Chantal Contouri, Shirley Cameron, Max Phipps, Henry Silva BLU-RAY DEBUT Australia’s first proper vampire film puts an ingenious spin on the lore – one that’ll leave viewers with a phobia regarding blood feeling slightly faint, and possibly a few others pondering going vegan. Chantal Contour’s Kate is abducted by an organisation called The Brotherhood. They tell her she’s a descendent of the infamous Elizabeth Báthory, then begin conditioning her into leaving behind disgust and embracing her destiny. This “master race” has industrialised feeding, blending concentration camp, cult compound and factory farm in a “dairy” that processes human “blood cows”. It’s a well-realised, tensiongenerating concept that has you rooting for Kate, but all too aware she’s…

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