Vampire fetish in 1920s Brazil? This one's gonna leave marks.
The 1920s. A young woman's fiancé has a strange perversion: pricking his beloved's skin and sucking her blood. Adaptation of the short story "Dentro da Noite" (Inside the Night) by João do Rio.
Cinematography
Evocative 1920s Rio atmosphere with lush period detail.
Acting
Vera Holtz delivers unsettling, committed erotic horror.
Director
Kika Lopes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
João do Rio was Brazil's pioneering gay journalist; his 1910s stories explored forbidden desire in a repressive society.
Kika Lopes made only two features before disappearing from cinema; this adaptation remains nearly impossible to find.
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