2014 · 86 min · R

What We Do in the Shadows

Name: What We Do in the Shadows
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Released: 2014
Duration: 86 min
Cast: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonny Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford

Directed by Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi · Comedy, Horror

What We Do in the Shadows (2014) is a Comedy film, directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi set in Wellington during the 2010s. It runs 86 minutes and is rated R.

A vampire, with a comedic and darkly comic tone. Themes of friendship play out through found footage and metafiction.

Cinematography

DJ StipsenRichard Bluck

Cast

Jemaine ClementTaika WaititiJonny BrughCori Gonzalez-MacuerStu RutherfordBen FranshamJackie van BeekElena Stejko

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Wellington

Setting

Suburban Urban

When

2010s

Premise & themes

Premise

Vampire

Themes

Friendship

Structure

Found FootageMetafiction

Tone

ComedicDarkly Comic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

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What We Do in the Shadows

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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