![]() ![]() Vladislav refuses to attend after learning that "the Beast" will be the guest of honor. Several months later, the vampires receive an invitation to the annual Unholy Masquerade, hosted for the local undead population of vampires, zombies, and witches. Once the police leave, Nick is banished from the flat by the remaining vampires, though Stu is permitted to come as he pleases. The vampires are furious when they discover Nick has indirectly caused Petyr's death, and Deacon tries to kill Nick before being interrupted by a police welfare check, but Viago hypnotizes them into not noticing anything out of the ordinary. One of these strangers, a vampire hunter, breaks into the flat basement during the day and kills Petyr by exposing him to sunlight. Nick is also held in contempt by Deacon, who resents Nick's newfound popularity and his careless revealing of his vampirism to strangers he meets. ![]() Viago uses the Internet to find Katherine, who is now a 96-year-old widow living in a rest home in Wellington, and also briefly reconnects with his old servant Philip.ĭespite being able to get his new friends into popular bars and clubs, Nick struggles to adapt to life as a vampire. Two months later, the vampires accept Nick into their group and bond with his human friend Stu, a computer analyst who introduces them to modern technology. ![]() Though neither are actually virgins, the woman is killed, and Nick is chased throughout the flat and manages to get outside, only to be caught by Petyr, who turns him into a vampire. She lures a woman who insulted her in primary school and her ex-boyfriend Nick to the flat. Deacon requests that Jackie bring virgins to the flat so that the vampires can feed on them. A married mother, Jackie hopes to attain immortality, but is frustrated that Deacon will not turn her into a vampire as promised. Deacon's human familiar, Jackie, runs errands for the vampires and cleans up the gore left behind by their feeding. Viago is a 379-year-old dandy who originally traveled to New Zealand in the 1910s in search of Katherine, the love of his life Vladislav is an 862-year-old known as " Vladislav the Poker", who is haunted by memories of his nemesis "the Beast" and Deacon is a 183-year-old former peddler and the "young rebel" of the group who was turned into a vampire by Petyr-a reclusive, 8,000-year-old vampire who behaves like a feral animal and resembles Count Orlok.Įach night, Viago, Vladislav, and Deacon take the bus into town and prowl the streets of Wellington for people to kill. All of the vampires possess supernatural powers, including levitation and the ability to transform into animals. The film earned $6.9 million on a $1.6 million budget.Ī documentary crew follows four vampire housemates-Viago, Vladislav, Deacon, and Petyr-who share a flat in the Wellington suburb of Te Aro. It was released theatrically on 18 August 2014 by Madman Entertainment and received critical acclaim. What We Do in the Shadows premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014. The film's plot concerns several vampires who live together in a flat in Wellington. The film also stars Clement and Waititi, along with Jonathan Brugh, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford, and Jackie van Beek. What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 New Zealand mockumentary horror comedy film written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi and the first installment in the What We Do in the Shadows franchise. ![]()
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