Sundance Snap: Amirpour omes Up With an Iraninan Noir

If Sundance is the showcase of independent voice of film creativity – then one of the most prominent voices from this year’s festival is Ana Lily Amirpour. She had brought to this festival – the first Iranian vampire movie – “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”.

Based on the artful graphic novel also written by Amirpour herself – the film is set on the Iranian ghost-town Bad City. The deadly and lonely place is stalked by some lonesome vampire. The movie is artistically shot in inky black and white.

Known for A Little Suicide (2012), True Love (2010) and I Feel Stupid (2012) – Amirpour has set the right tune as her movie premiers on 24^th at Sundance.

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About Sankha Ghosh

Sankha Ghosh was never born in that 'City of Joy', never was a banker, never watched a Godard, never loved Kafka, never fell for that Solitary Reaper, never danced on a friend’s wedding, never fought for human rights, never had a crush at college and never ever aspired to work on a novel! Never was he as simple as this! #He wishes