Kicking Blood

Kicking Blood is a 2021 Canadian horror comedy film directed and co-written by Blaine Thurier. The film stars Alanna Bale as Anna, a vampire who decides to try to quit her addiction to blood after meeting and falling in love with Robbie (Luke Bilyk), a human recovering alcoholic.[1]

Kicking Blood
Film poster
Directed byBlaine Thurier
Written byBlaine Thurier
Leonard Farlinger
Produced byJennifer Jonas
StarringAlanna Bale
Luke Bilyk
Benjamin Sutherland
CinematographyJonathon Cliff
Edited byMatt Lyon
Music byOhad Benchetrit
Justin Small
Production
company
New Real Films
Release date
  • September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The cast also includes Benjamin Sutherland, Rosemary Dunsmore and Vinessa Antoine.

The film was shot in Sudbury, Ontario in early 2021.[2]

It premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10,[3] followed by screenings at the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival[4] and the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 74% of 27 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Kicking Blood overcomes evident budget limitations with solid acting and a vampire story that has an emotionally impactful twist."[6]

References
  1. Jeremy Kay, "Elle Driver to launch sales on TIFF vampire dark comedy ‘Kicking Blood’". Screen Daily, August 31, 2021.
  2. Patricia Karounos, "Armchair travel at its best: A TIFF programmer picks his favourite Canadian movies that show off the country’s beauty". Toronto Star, September 4, 2021.
  3. Victoria Ahearn, "'Wildhood,' 'Scarborough' among Canadian additions to Toronto film festival lineup". CTV News Toronto, July 28, 2021.
  4. Colleen Romaniuk, "Cinéfest Sudbury unveils its 2021 program; will follow a hybrid format". Sudbury Star, August 26, 2021.
  5. Shawn Conner, "For this vampire, blood is a substance-use issue and recovery is the answer". Vancouver Sun, September 8, 2021.
  6. "Kicking Blood". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 14, 2023.


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