‘Love is a knife with a blade for a handle.’
All You Need is Death is a 2023 Irish folk horror film about a young couple that meets an elderly woman and unleashes evil.
Blurb:
“Blending Irish folklore and musical traditions with nerve-wracking horror, Paul Duane’s masterful debut feature All You Need Is Death is one of the most unique and unsettling films of the year.”
The movie was written and directed by Paul Duane (Very Extremely Dangerous; While You Live; Shine).
The 1185 Films-Witchman Films-XYZ Films co-production stars Olwen Fouéré (The Northman, Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Charlie Maher, Simone Collins (The Last Duel) and Gary Whelan (Dracula Untold).
Plot:
A young couple, Anna (Simone Collins) and Aleks (Charlie Maher), on a journey for dark, forbidden knowledge travels to rural Ireland to record and collect songs, believing that the secret to modern alchemy is contained within them.
However, when they meet an elderly, mysterious woman who sings songs that have never been heard, they open the door to a powerful, ancient evil…
Release:
All You Need is Death has screened at Beyond Fest, Sitges Film Festival and Glasgow FrightFest. The film will be released by Blue Finch Film Releasing in UK and Ireland cinemas on April 19, 2024.
Trailer:
Technical specs:
1 hour 30 minutes
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
Recommended external reviews:
Dread Central
Elements of Madness
The Fright Club NI
Geek Legion of Doom [YouTube]
The Grump of Horror
Hollywood News
Horror DNA
Horror Fuel
The Movie Waffler
Nashville Scene
Projected Figures
The Reviewing Rodders
Scannain
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