Beguilingly cryptic and supernatural yet intrinsically personal and human, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a triumph.

Each shot tops the last, defined by Lyle Vincent’s bewitching cinematography which accomplishes incessant beauty, while the Bad City they create is illuminated by Sheila Vand’s mesmeric lead. Unapologetic and undeterred, Vand is intoxicating and magnetic using little more than silence and stares.

Amirpour’s film incorporates echoes from teen romances, social commentaries, sultry noirs, and horror stories yet never depends or duplicates. The writer/director’s feature debut transcends sub-genres and expectations to deliver an exceptional idiosyncratic masterpiece.

A pulpy, vampirical Iranian modern noir with power, confidence and verve. Irresistible and iconic, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is outstanding.

RATING: 5/5

INFORMATION

CAST: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh

DIRECTOR: Ana Lily Amirpour

WRITER: Ana Lily Amirpour

SYNOPSIS: In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire (Sheila Vand).

TRAILER: Coming Soon…