Near Dark

Caleb, a cowboy in rural Oklahoma, falls for a mysterious drifter, only to discover she is a member of a roaming ‘family’ of vampires. Seamlessly blending western, noir and road movie tropes with teen romance and a strong gothic tinge, Near Dark established Bigelow as a skilful manipulator of genres and a storyteller attuned to moral ambiguity. An instant cult classic, the nocturnal scenes, popping with cool neon lights, play out to a pulsating Tangerine Dream soundtrack that, like the film, is moody, elegiac and thrillingly tense.

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