The Countess
Release date: 2009-03-13
Votes: 178
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
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