The Moth Diaries (2012)
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The Moth Diaries (2012)

Genre
Horror
Release Date
April 20, 2012
Studio
IFC Films
Official Site
http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/moth-diaries
Genre
Horror
Release Date
April 20, 2012
MPAA Rating
R
Duration
82 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
IFC Films
Official Site
http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/moth-diaries
Director
Mary Harron
Producer
Karine Martin, David Collins
Screenwriter
Mary Harron
Starring
  • Scott Speedman as Mr. Davies
  • Lily Cole as Ernessa
  • Sarah Gadon as Lucy
  • Sarah Bolger
  • Anne Day-Jones
  • Valerie Tian
  • Judy Parfitt
  • Melissa Farman
  • Deena Aziz
  • Zina Anaplioti
  • Laurence Hamelin
  • Gia Sandhu

Acclaimed director Mary Harron (American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page) returns with the chilling story of Rebecca (Sarah Bolger), a young girl who, haunted by her father's suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before long, Rebecca's friendship with the popular Lucy (Sarah Gadon) is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa (Lily Cole). Lucy falls under Ernessa's spell and becomes emotionally and physically consumed by her glamorous new friend. Rebecca, whose overtures of concern are rejected by Lucy, finds herself lost and confused. She begins to develop a crush on her handsome English teacher, Mr. Davies (Scott Speedman) and immerses herself in the Gothic vampire novel Carilla for his class. Rebecca starts to suspect that Ernessa is a vampire, but, despite the suspicious deaths that begin to occur, her fears are treated as simple girlish jealousy. As the bodies of young girls pile up and the line between reality and the supernatural starts to blur, Rebecca decides to take matters into her own hands and get rid of Ernessa. Who can say what is real and what is unreal to the heart consumed by passion and a mind afire with loss? Based on the bestselling novel by Rachel Klein, The Moth Diaries is a harrowing story of the anxieties, lusts and fears of adolescence.