Blood & Donuts
“There is a place between the living and the dead... and it's open 24 hours”
Synopsis
In 1994, in Toronto, the vampire Boya awakens from his twenty-five years of sleep in a basement hit by a golf ball. He takes a cab to the local cemetery, retrieves his belongings from a grave and lodges in a low budget hotel nearby an all-night donut shop. Boya does not drink human blood anymore but rats and pigeons blood instead. While in the donut shop, Boya befriends and protects the taxi driver Earl, who is having trouble with two criminals, and falls in love for the waitress Molly. Meanwhile, his former passion of 1969, Rita, who misses her lost youth, is trying to locate him.
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Blood & Donuts
Type: Trailer • Published 2012-06-20
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October 1, 2022
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Holly Dale
- Screenplay & Story
- Andrew Rai Berzins
- Original Title
- Blood & Donuts
- Country of Origin
- Canada
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Studios
- The Feature Film Project, Téléfilm Canada, Ontario Film Development Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Holly Dale
Andrew Rai Berzins
Paul Sarossy
Stephan Fanfara, Brett Sullivan
Steven Hoban, Colin Brunton
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Andrew Rai Berzins
Writer
Holly Dale
Director
Paul Sarossy
Director of Photography
David Moe
Production Design
Steven Hoban
Producer
Stephan Fanfara
Editor
Brett Sullivan
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Frequently Asked Questions About Blood & Donuts
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What is Blood & Donuts about?
In 1994, in Toronto, the vampire Boya awakens from his twenty-five years of sleep in a basement hit by a golf ball. He takes a cab to the local cemetery, retrieves his belongings from a grave and lodges in a low budget hotel nearby an all-night donut shop. Boya does not drink human blood anymore but rats and pigeons blood instead. While in the donut shop, Boya befriends and protects the taxi driver Earl, who is having trouble with two criminals, and falls in love for the waitress Molly. Meanwhile, his former passion of 1969, Rita, who misses her lost youth, is trying to locate him.
Who directed Blood & Donuts?
Blood & Donuts was directed by Holly Dale.
Who stars in Blood & Donuts?
The principal cast of Blood & Donuts includes Gordon Currie, Louis Ferreira, Helene Clarkson, Fiona Reid, David Cronenberg.
When was Blood & Donuts released and how long is it?
Blood & Donuts was released in 1995 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.