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We Are the Night

Play trailer Poster for We Are the Night 2011,  1h 40m,  Horror/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 60% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
60% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Bitten by a vampire, a young woman (Karoline Herfurth) tries to leave her band of bloodsucking cohorts.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Jun 3, 2011
3/4
I had so much fun watching this exercise in gory genre silliness I almost don't know where to begin. Go to Full Review
Jesse Cataldo Slant Magazine Jun 3, 2011
1.5/4
We Are the Night's primary interest seems to be wish fulfillment, but it's hard to tell at times exactly whose fantasies these are supposed to be. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times May 26, 2011
2/5
A love triangle with fangs but no bite, the German import "We Are the Night" is mostly infatuated with its own stylish excesses. Go to Full Review
Ben Nicholson CineVue Feb 5, 2019
2/5
We Are the Night never quite hits the right spot. It has plenty of clever moments but it neither provides the requisite entertainment or emotional heft. Go to Full Review
Shaun Munro What Culture Aug 28, 2012
2.5/5
It's stylishly constructed and a better feminist vampire yarn than Twilight, but still problematic in itself. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg FEARnet Sep 5, 2011
3/5
A slick, stylish (sometimes silly) vampire import. (Avoid the English dub version!) Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Dennis Gansel

Director

Karoline Herfurth

Lena

Nina Hoss

Louise

Jennifer Ulrich

Charlotte

Anna Fischer

Nora

Max Riemelt

Kommissar Tom Serner

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We Are the Night

(L-R) Anna Fischer as Nora, Jennifer Ulrich as Charlotte, Nina Hoss as Louise and Karoline Herfurth as Lena in "We Are the Night." (L-R) Anna Fischer as Nora and Jennifer Ulrich as Charlotte in "We Are the Night." Karoline Herfurth as Lena in "We Are the Night." Max Riemelt as Tom in "We Are the Night." (L-R) Jennifer Ulrich as Charlotte and Anna Fischer as Nora in "We Are the Night." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Bitten by a vampire, a young woman (Karoline Herfurth) tries to leave her band of bloodsucking cohorts.
Director
Dennis Gansel
Screenwriter
Jan Berger, Dennis Gansel
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Constantin Film, Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Celluloid Dreams
Genre
Horror, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
May 27, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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