Decades after her mysterious disappearance, the Blood Countess, Erzsébet Báthory re-emerges in modern-day Vienna, where she reunites with her devoted underling, Hermine, to track down a dangerous book with the power to destroy all evil – including vampires such as themselves. The duo embark on a scavenger hunt through the city’s magnificent historic sites and enlist a vegetarian vampire named Rudi Bubi and his psychotherapist as they expand their search into Bohemia. Meanwhile, a pair of vampirologists and a police inspector remain hot on their trail.
"What is power? Can power do anything? This is a subject that always has and always will concern us. The Blood Countess is a figure who pulls the strings and determines the course of history. And adding wit and irony in small grotesque scenes doesn't hurt at all." (Ulrike Ottinger)
Ulrike Ottinger
Born in Konstanz, Germany, in 1942, the filmmaker is one of Europe’s most renowned artists and has received numerous international awards. Her films have been selected for Cannes, Venice and the Berlinale, where she was honoured with the Berlinale Camera in 2020. Her artistic work has also been exhibited at MoMA in New York, the Cinémathèque française, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Documenta, the Museo Reina Sofía and the Berkeley Art Museum.