Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023)
7.5
A strangely ethical vampire uniquely finds her fangs in this quirky, playful teen romcom
Movie
Canada
French
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
2023
ARIANE LOUIS-SEIZE, FEMALE DIRECTOR
Arnaud Vachon, Félix-Antoine Bénard, Madeleine Péloquin
90 min
TLDR
Title actually checks out.
What it's about
Young vampire Sasha needs blood, but she’s too sensitive to kill. Exasperated in having to hunt for her, her parents decide to cut her off. However, she might have found a solution in a suicidal young man, offering to fulfill his last wishes in exchange for his blood.
The take
When vampires choose not to kill a human, it’s usually played up with so much drama, angst, and maybe a bit of romance. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person on the other hand takes this choice as a comedic one. It may be a tad ludicrous for a vampire to refuse to drink blood on ethical grounds and trauma, but writer-director Ariane Louis-Seize takes this silly situation with a compelling sweetness, depicting Sasha with a familiar teen uncertainty made much more captivating with Sara Montpetit’s gothic ingénue charisma. Humanist Vampire does take a more quirky YA romance approach than expected from the title, but it’s funny, charming, and totally something new.
What stands out
Sara Montpetit and Félix-Antoine Bénard are just so cute together, even when acting as really awkward teenagers.
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