Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret. They were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood. As knowledge of their secret spreads their past catches up on them with deathly consequence.
Review
I have just seen this film as part of the famous Bridport Film Festival called ȯrom page to screen". It features films that have been adapted from books and are very often accompanied either before or after the screening by a question and answer session with either the Director Producer or Author etc. Bridport is in the county of Dorsetshire in the United Kingdom. This prerelease screening of Byzantium was enhanced by a very informative Qɪ with the Producer Stephen Woolley. If you are expecting fangs crucifixes coffins and garlic prepare to be surprised! These vampires are a new take on a familiar theme. Much of the film is shot on location in the seaside town of Hastings which gives it a fabulously grungy and stark atmosphere. I have to admit that I didn't really want to go and see Ȫnother" vampire film. Believe me when I say that this is not just Ȫnother" vampire film.