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Byzantium

Irresistible. Immoral. Immortal.

6.3(1,004)20131h 58m6

Residents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium.

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Status
Released
Budget
$10M
Box office
$89.2K
Language
English
  • parent child relationship
  • vampire
  • bite
  • bat
  • gothic horror
  • blood sucking

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Neil Jordan

Produced in

Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Belgium

Gallery

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)R28 Jun 2013
    • PhysicalR29 Oct 2013
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1530 May 2013
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/movie/byzantium16 May 2013
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival9 Sept 2012
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1826 Jun 2013
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical14 Jun 2013
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical4 Jul 2013
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1226 Jun 2013
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1622 Jan 2014
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalΚ-1520 Mar 2014
    • PhysicalDVD13 May 2014
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical161 Aug 2013
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1531 May 2013

Frequently asked questions

Byzantium was released on 11 April 2013.

Audience reviews

3
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    Reno

    7/17/2015

    8/10

    > The way I wanted like the old days, great! An Irish vampire movie, thus back to where the vampires were originated. There are no good vampire movies these days, all those are teen target products which are simply a fantasy flick. In the old days, its horror and terrifying ugly giant beasts, the werewolves were, but in the todays movies they are adorable giant wolves. It's either vampire movie or werewolf, the re…

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    Tiffany Lynn

    1/9/2017

    9/10

    With it's beautiful cinematography, steady pace, and understated acting, <i>Byzantium</i> is solid modern Gothic vampire tale. A bit reminiscent of <i>Interview with the Vampire</i> and <i>The Moth Diaries</i>, we see mother and daughter vampire in current day and through flashbacks and storytelling are told of how they came to be and the loneliness of their existence. <i>Byzantium</i> is a slow burn and never tak…

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    Wuchak

    2/18/2026

    6/10

    **_Lost Girls on the gloomy coasts of the British Isles_** This comes in the tradition of the director’s “Interview With a Vampire” from eighteen years earlier which, incidentally, was the year the star of this one was born, Saoirse Ronan. Moira Buffini wrote the script using her one-act stage play “A Vampire Story” as inspiration. This lush-but-melancholy film is more explicit, expanding the tale to include the o…

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