Kicking Blood

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Kicking Blood
Justin Small
Production
company
New Real Films
Release date
  • September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Kicking Blood is a 2021 Canadian

horror comedy film directed and co-written by Blaine Thurier. The film stars Alanna Bale as Anna, a vampire who decides to try to quit her addiction to blood after meeting and falling in love with Robbie (Luke Bilyk), a human recovering alcoholic.[1]

The cast also includes Benjamin Sutherland, Rosemary Dunsmore and Vinessa Antoine.

The film was shot in Sudbury, Ontario in early 2021.[2]

It premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10,[3] followed by screenings at the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival[4] and the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 74% of 27 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Kicking Blood overcomes evident budget limitations with solid acting and a vampire story that has an emotionally impactful twist."[6]

References

  1. Screen Daily
    , August 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Patricia Karounos, "Armchair travel at its best: A TIFF programmer picks his favourite Canadian movies that show off the country’s beauty". Toronto Star, September 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "'Wildhood,' 'Scarborough' among Canadian additions to Toronto film festival lineup". CTV News Toronto, July 28, 2021.
  4. Sudbury Star
    , August 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Shawn Conner, "For this vampire, blood is a substance-use issue and recovery is the answer". Vancouver Sun, September 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Kicking Blood". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

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