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What We Do in the Shadows

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What We Do in the Shadows

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Horror comedy starring Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. Viago is a centuries-old vampire who shares a flat with three fellow bloodsuckers in present-day Wellington in New Zealand. The quartet struggles to fit into a modern world of paying rent and staying fashionable, until young Nick is turned into a vampire and decides to help them to adjust.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Lucy Barrick

This delightfully deadpan spoof about a ragtag bunch of Kiwi vampires breathes new life into the mockumentary format. It's co-directed by Taika Waititi and Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement, who also appear as the dandyish Viago and the rampant Vladislav, respectively. A documentary film crew follows the pair, along with their undead housemates, as they argue about the washing-up, hit the clubs, and suck the life from virgins (but try to remember to put a towel down first). However, the addition of some new blood to the group, along with his human best pal, sends their nocturnal world into disarray. Everything is delivered with straight-faced charm, and the guts and gore are balanced with sympathetic and believable characters (well, as sympathetic and believable as centuries-old bloodsuckers can be). There are some hilarious riffs on undead stereotypes and mythology - how do you check your outfit if you can't look in the mirror? - while the script cunningly plays with your expectations (as well as referencing The Lost Boys). And Rhys Darby, as the unfailingly polite leader of a rival group of werewolves, is a fantastic treat. This is bloody hilarious.

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Cast

rolenameVladislavJemaine ClementViagoTaika WaititiDeaconJonathan BrughNickCori Gonzalez-MacuerStuStuart RutherfordPetyrBen FranshamAnton, werewolfRhys DarbyJackieJackie van BeekPauline, "The Beast"Elena StejkoJulianJason Hoyte

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Crew

rolenameDirectorJemaine ClementDirectorTaika Waititi

Details

Theatrical distributor

Metrodome

Released on

2014-11-21

Languages

English | German | Latin | Spanish

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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