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The Countess

2009 ·1h 40m · ★ 5.9 (181)

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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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
71
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

17th centurybiographygerascophobiaholy roman empirehungarynoblewomanolder woman younger man relationshiprevisionist historywoman director

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