THIRST
(Iceland, 90 mins)
Directed by Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson & Gaukur Úlfarsson
Starring Hjörtur Sævar Steinason, Hulda Lind Kristinsdóttir, Jens Jensson
UK and Republic of Ireland VOD release date: 22nd June 2026
Available on streaming platforms including Prime Video, BFI Player, Peccadillo Player
Somewhere in the frozen darkness of Reykjavík, something very old and very hungry has been waiting. For a thousand years, Hjörtur has lurked in the shadows — a gay vampire of considerable sass, and very specific appetites…
Meanwhile, Hulda is having the worst week of her life. A drug addict freshly released from police custody following her brother’s suspicious death, she has nowhere to go and no one to turn to — until she meets Hjörtur. In what he almost certainly considers a friendly gesture; the ancient vampire resurrects her dead brother. It does not go well.
Now the two unlikely companions find themselves on the run — from a fanatical cult in purple tracksuits, a rogue detective, and the steadily mounting consequences of a thousand-year-old monster who simply does not know when to stop. The blood flows freely. The body count rises cheerfully. And somewhere in the neon-lit, gore-soaked chaos, an unlikely friendship is forged.
Some friendships are worth dying for. Repeatedly.
THIRST is a queer horror comedy from Iceland with award-winning special effects and a larger than undead performance from Hjörtur Sævar Steinason as our lovelorn vampire. It’s destined to become a cult classic.