The Countess (2009) movie poster

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.

Why it matters

Horror DNA

Gore
28
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
71
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
99
Survival
17
Serial Killer

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTorture

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

17th centurybiographygerascophobiaholy roman empirehungarynoblewomanolder woman younger man relationshiprevisionist historywoman director

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