IMDb 5.4 2020 HD

Blood Vessel

Blood Vessel

2020
Fantasy Horror War
93 min TV-MA Australia
5.3 / 10
5.4 IMDB

Near the end of World War II, the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship cling to life aboard a crowded lifeboat. With no food, water, or shelter, all…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Justin Dix / Élisa Pascarel / Julian V. Costanzo / Jessica Mason / Mardi Bycroft / Jordan Prosser / Cameron Zayac / Jordan Prosser
Starring
Nathan Phillips / Alyssa Sutherland / Robert Taylor / Christopher Kirby / Alex Cooke / Mark Diaco / John Lloyd Fillingham / Vivienne Perry

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

tense mysterious unsettling atmospheric grim suspenseful eerie desperate chilling intriguing bleak

Reviews

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Sophia Chen
Apr 4, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

A taut and unsettling voyage into the unknown, 'Blood Vessel' excels at creating an atmosphere of pervasive dread. The late-war setting provides a grim backdrop for the survivors' ordeal, and the discovery of the silent German minesweeper offers…

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Arthur Pendelton
Apr 4, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

While 'Blood Vessel' presents an intriguing premise – wartime survivors finding a haunted German ship – it struggles to fully capitalise on its potential. The cast, including Alex Cooke, delivers serviceable performances, but the script doesn't always give…

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Genevieve Dubois
Apr 4, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is a masterclass in wartime dread. 'Blood Vessel' takes a seemingly straightforward survival premise and injects it with a potent dose of the uncanny. The discovery of the derelict German minesweeper, devoid of its crew but not…

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Marcus Bellwether
Apr 4, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

'Blood Vessel' attempts a potent blend of wartime desperation and ghost story, largely succeeding through its oppressive atmosphere. The initial setup, with survivors adrift and then finding an eerie German vessel, is compelling. The cast, including Robert Taylor…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 4, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Director Unknown's 'Blood Vessel' offers a chilling wartime survival tale with a supernatural twist. The film excels in establishing a palpable sense of dread as survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship find a precarious sanctuary aboard a silent…

FAQs

The young Romanian girl in 'Blood Vessel' serves as a key enigma and a catalyst for further mystery. Her presence aboard the seemingly abandoned German minesweeper, as apparently the sole survivor, is immediately perplexing. The plot indicates she leads the other survivors to a locked room, suggesting she holds crucial, albeit cryptic, knowledge about the ship's dire circumstances and the 'diabolical fate' that has befallen its German crew.