Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel, who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret: they were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood.

With a stellar cast spearheaded by Saoirse Ronan & Gemma Arterton as blood-thirsty mother-daughter vampires, Neil Jordan (Interview With a Vampire) directs a swirling, time-travelling fantasy tragedy, tingled with romance. A dark tale, set within the apocalyptic landscape of a rundown coastal town.