Dir: Rod Hardy | Australia | 96 mins | Cert. 18

From legendary Australian producer Antony I. Ginnane (Patrick) comes this classic of Ozploitation cinema!

*When Kate (Snapshot’s Chantal Contouri) is kidnapped by a sinister cult, she is shocked to discover that she's the relative of alleged Hungarian serial killer Elizabeth Bathory.

However things take a turn, when she discovers that this mysterious organisation is also farming humans for blood in order to retain their youth - and they also want Kate to be their new leader.

Will she escape this demonic nightmare… or will she surrender to her evil heritage?*

From director Rod Hardy (who also directed the David Hasselhoff-starring Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.) comes this unique Australian twist on the vampire genre which also stars David Hemmings (Blowup) and Henry Silva (Alligator) and features incredible stunt work from legendary daredevil Grant Page (Roadgames, Mad Max).

Thirst is being shown courtesy: Antony I. Ginnane © 1979 FG Films Pty Ltd.

The screening will be introduced by Dr Stephen Morgan, a Lecturer of Film Studies at King's College London and co-programmer of the London Australian Film Society & Festival. He has written a guide to contemporary Indigenous horror for the BFI website, contributed video extras to Ozploitation releases by Indicator, and insists that Wake in Fright is a pretty accurate documentary about the violent hospitality of small town Australia.

For concerns about subject matter, please consult Does The Dog Die?