“Film The Curse of Dracula is politically incorrect dark comedy with an abundance of violence and blood inspired by the trash horror/slasher films from late 70's and 80's. The story is simple, caricatured and from one point of view means nothing but fun, and does not seek to provide its viewers with philosophical wisdom regarding the meaning of life. In other hand if you want, you can find in story some hidden agenda looking towards Slovenian modern society burdened with the past and its problems, such as how to be successful in the eyes of greedy Europe fulfilled with imported capitalistic mindset. All the characters in film are a bunch of satire self-ironic caricatures with their own twisted personalities, capabilities, absurd problems and life goals. Mixed with cynical humor, blood, violence, killers, monsters, demons, vampires, goths, satanists, drunks, cannibals, porn stars, criminals and malevolent curse you get The Curse of Dracula, a film that aims to entertain the viewers on all possible levels - visuals, acting, music, story and everything else. Because this is ... the curse of Dracula.” - Tomaž Gorki?
Synopsis :
Two brothers, petty thieves, suffer from fruitless business decisions. to climb out of their financial hole, they come up with a masterplan, looking to scam the wealthy tourists, who are visiting the country. They organize a guided tour of a local manor, that's closed to the public, and come up with a legend that they use as a marketing ploy to attract the tourists. Their first tourist group consists of a Swedish satanists, looking for long lost satanic relic, French goths on a vampire hunt, a Russian porn producer with two porn stars on a mission to create a porno film, and two German tourists who are there to drink beer and have fun. Unaware of the horrors hiding underneath the mansion, the visitors soon realize that the true legend of the manor is far more gruesome and terrifying. This is the horror in its purest form. This is the curse of Dracula .
The Curse of Dracula (The Curse of Valburga)
Written and directed by Tomaž Gorki?
Produced by Tomaz Gorkic, Nejc Saje
Starring Jurij Drevenšek, Marko Mandi?, Niklas Kvarforth, Saša Pavlin Stoši?, Katarina Stegnar, Tanja Ribi?, Jonas Žnidarši?, Luka Cimpri?, Žiga Födransperg, Grega Sko?ir, Zala Duri? Ribi?, Ondina Kerec, Neža Blaži?, Matevž Loboda
Music by Jani Muji?
Cinematography : Nejc Saje
Edited by Tomaz Gorkic
Release date : September 19, 2019 (Slovenia)
Running time : 82 minutes