Vampir

Vampir is a erie and hunting drama played out in a sinister and suffocating rural village in Serbia. The drama places the audience in the shoes of Arnaut, played beautifully and sensitively by the director, keeping his head down in the aforesaid village where a group of gangsters in London don't have a hope of tracking him down. Arnaut struggles to find some peace and isolation in an environment where the people are outwardly friendly, but gloomy and ominously uncanny. I had a very strong feeling of 'The Twilight Zone'.

The film is grim and macabre with excellent performances, whilst managing to show the beauty, style and distinct vibe of the rural villages of Yugoslavia. Excellent, and very enjoyable horror !!!

Vampir is grounded in Serbia and this country side. The pace is slow, and the land is sparse. The film is somewhat silent given the main character doesn't speak Serbian, and no one in the village speaks English.

The main character suddenly arrives in Serbia from London, and he is taking a position to be the caretaker for a cemetery.

But, as he tries to settle in, the main character finds that the village and villagers are odd. Then, he starts experiencing odd disturbing dreams. At this point, the reality of this character starts to be questioned.

Small subtle details can be found that relate to some points in Dracula. These are little hints to show where the story is heading. The main acotr does well in his role as his past unfolds into his present.

This doesn't have the typical shock and gore of a horror vampire film. Instead, it has a steady and quiet sense that overpowers by the end.

Brooding folk horror from Serbia (with an English script) as a familiar tale is given a downbeat (not sparkly not glamorous) vampire in a small rural village.

The central character arrives to look after a cemetery, but its not long before rumours of the undead begin to affect his dreams.

Beautiful simplicity without many of the sfx or hammy performances we've cone to expect from vampires. Dark and delightful soundtrack too.

The main story is told by a handful of characters, but the villagers (living and dead) create an otherworldly environment to scare our hero. But is he a Harker, a Van Helsing or a Renfield?

I genuinely can't understand the bad reviews. This is a really thought provoking horror that mixes the psychological with the hairs on the backs of the arms creepy. It's well paced, exquisitely acted from our lead and all supporting, including non speaking parts. It also places the genre in an unfamiliar environment of the countryside of Serbia which in many ways acts almost as another character. We manage slowly slip into this Groundhog Day world, where even the use of one outfit that doesn't change much on our lead actor gives us a sense of being trapped in a world we are desperate to escape. 10/10.

This film has some really interesting and promising aspects to it but unfortunately fell just below average for me.

This one was a slow one guys... and I mean slow. Nothing super interesting happens until about 40 minutes in and nothing particularly exciting happens for another 20 minutes after that.

Aesthetically, this was super enjoyable and intriguing and this is what primarily carried the film for me. It had beautiful and atmospheric settings and shots throughout.

There wasn't a ton of dialogue in this, and when there was, it was clunky most of the time. So, I preferred when it was silent or in a foreign language the most.

All in all it just didn't give me enough of a story, and what it did give me was a bit confusing with a lot of unanswered questions. The positives were there, but unfortunately the negatives outweighed. Wouldn't recommend to most unless you're looking for something aesthetically pleasing.