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2007 · 113 min · R

30 Days of Night

Directed by David Slade · Horror, Thriller

30 Days of Night (2007) is a Horror film, directed by David Slade set in Barrow and Alaska during the 2000s, in winter. It runs 113 minutes and is rated R.

A vampire and survival, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of survival and isolation run throughout.

Composer
Brian Reitzell
Cinematography
Jo Willems
Cast
Josh HartnettMelissa GeorgeDanny HustonBen FosterMark Boone JuniorMark RendallAmber SainsburyManu Bennett

The world of this film

Setting

Where
BarrowAlaska
Setting
WildernessRural
When
2000s
Season
Winter

Premise & themes

Premise
VampireSurvival
Themes
SurvivalIsolation
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderEnsemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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