Byzantium (film)
| Byzantium | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Neil Jordan |
| Written by | Moira Buffini |
| Produced by | Sam Englebardt |
| Starring | Saoirse Ronan Gemma Arterton Sam Riley Jonny Lee Miller |
| Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt |
| Edited by | Tony Lawson |
| Music by | Javier Navarrete |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
Release dates | |
Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States Ireland |
| Language | English |
Byzantium is a 2013 British-Irish fantasy thriller film directed by Neil Jordan and starring Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton and Jonny Lee Miller. The story concerns a mother and daughter vampire duo. This is the third foray by Jordan into the world of the undead, following the poorly-received High Spirits in 1988 and his Oscar-nominated Interview with the Vampire, in 1994.
Plot
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Cast
- Saoirse Ronan as Eleanor Webb
- Gemma Arterton as Clara Webb
- Sam Riley as Darvell
- Jonny Lee Miller as The Captain
- Tom Hollander
- Daniel Mays
- Caleb Landry Jones as Frank
- Maria Doyle Kennedy
- Warren Brown as Gareth
Release
The film is set for a wide release on 28 June 2013. The film will be released in the UK on the 31 May 2013. The Irish premiere of Byzantium was held at the Irish Film Institute 28 April 2013 with director Neil Jordan in attendance.[3]
Reception
Prior to release, Byzantium received positive reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives a score of 73% based on reviews from 11 critics with an average rating of 6.6.[4]