“She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty”
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
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Cast
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Julie Delpy
Erzsébet Báthory
Known for
Before Sunrise
Three Colors: White
Daniel Brühl
István Thurzó
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Rush
William Hurt
György Thurzó
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Into the Wild
The Incredible Hulk
Anamaria Marinca
Darvulia
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Maria Simon
Helena
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Dominic Vizakna
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Nora von Waldstätten
Kati von Kraj
Adriana Altaras
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Charly Hübner
Ferenc Nádasdy
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Andy Gätjen
Miklós
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Frederick Lau
Janós
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Katrin Pollitt
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Julie Delpy Director · Martin Ruhe Cinematographer Andrew Bird Editor
Worldwide gross $785K · Budget $8.5M · United States release June 15, 2011
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Budget
$8,500,000
Worldwide gross
$784,522
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Production
X Filme International
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Celluloid Dreams
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X Filme Creative Pool
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Fanes Film
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Social Capital
Production
Celluloid Dreams Productions
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Mirabelle Pictures
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Mirabelle Pictures Productions
Production
Steel Company, The
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Tempête Sous Un Crâne Productions
Production
France · Germany · United States
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Bathory
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Germany · February 9, 2009
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · June 25, 2009
Theatrical
United States · June 15, 2011
Digital
Austria
July 17, 2009 · Digital
Belgium
October 15, 2009 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
Denmark
April 18, 2009 · Premiere · CPH:PIX
France
March 25, 2010 · Premiere · Valenciennes Film Festival
April 21, 2010 · Theatrical
December 1, 2010 · Digital · VOD
December 2, 2010 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
July 9, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Hungary
October 15, 2009 · Limited theatrical
Japan
March 13, 2009 · Premiere · Festival du Film Français au Japon
March 13, 2009 · Limited theatrical · フランス映画祭2009
South Korea
December 3, 2009 · Theatrical
Spain
October 2, 2009 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
Sweden
November 26, 2009 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Switzerland
June 30, 2009 · Digital
Türkiye
April 8, 2009 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
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