Da Sweet Blood of Jesus2015
Directed by Spike Lee
The premise
Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.
Horror Vault's take
After a chance encounter with an enigmatic ancient African artifact, wealthy anthropologist Dr. Hess Green finds himself enslaved to an insatiable hunger he can neither explain nor escape. Into his rarefied, isolated world steps Ganja Hightower, igniting a romance as intoxicating as it is perilous. Spike Lee's bold reimagining interrogates what we crave — in love, in status, in each other — through a distinctly Black cultural lens that sets it apart from conventional vampire fare. Elegant, erotic, and deeply strange, it lingers long after the credits roll.
Content: Blood Drinking, Sexual Content, Violence
Where to stream
Cast
Stephen Tyrone Williams
Dr. Hess Green
Zaraah Abrahams
Ganja Hightower
Rami Malek
Seneschal Higginbottom
Elvis Nolasco
Lafayette Hightower
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Bishop Zee
Joie Lee
Nurse Colquitt
Felicia Pearson
Lucky Mays
Steven Hauck
Dr. Wood
Lauren Macklin
Nurse Royster
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Deacon Yancy
Jeni Perillo
Sahara Paysinger
Katherine Borowitz
Ms. Staples
Explore related
Ratings & reviews
No reviews yet — be the first to pass judgment.
Sign in to rate this title and warn (or tempt) the next viewer.
More like this
Sweet Sixteen
1983 · 90m
Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl
2016 · 76m
Let Me In
2010 · 116m
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
2014 · 101m
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · 119m
Psycho
1960 · 109m
Se7en
1995 · 127m
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · 138m