Kicking Blood | |
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Directed by | Blaine Thurier |
Written by | Blaine Thurier Leonard Farlinger |
Produced by | Jennifer Jonas |
Starring | Alanna Bale Luke Bilyk Benjamin Sutherland |
Cinematography | Jonathon Cliff |
Edited by | Matt Lyon |
Music by |
Ohad Benchetrit Justin Small |
Production company | New Real Films |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Kicking Blood is a 2021 Canadian horror comedy film directed and co-written by Blaine Thurier. The film stars Alanna Bale as Anna, a vampire who decides to try to quit her addiction to blood after meeting and falling in love with Robbie ( Luke Bilyk), a human recovering alcoholic. [1]
The cast also includes Benjamin Sutherland, Rosemary Dunsmore and Vinessa Antoine.
The film was shot in Sudbury, Ontario in early 2021. [2]
It premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, [3] followed by screenings at the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival [4] and the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival. [5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 74% of 27 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Kicking Blood overcomes evident budget limitations with solid acting and a vampire story that has an emotionally impactful twist." [6]