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Directed by | Mary Harron |
Screenplay by | Mary Harron |
Based on | The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein |
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Cinematography | Declan Quinn |
Edited by | Andrew Marcus |
Music by | Lesley Barber |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
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Language | English |
Box office | $413,035[1] |
The Moth Diaries is a 2011 gothic horror[2] film written and directed by Mary Harron, based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Rachel Klein. The film stars Lily Cole, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Bolger, Judy Parfitt, and Scott Speedman. The plot follows Rebecca, a teenage girl who suspects that Ernessa, the new student at an all-girls boarding school is a vampire. An Irish-Canadian venture, the film was co-produced by Samson Films and Mediamax.
The Moth Diaries premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2011, and was theatrically released in Canada on 6 April 2012 by Alliance Films and in Ireland on 24 May 2013 by Lionsgate. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.