Vampires and villains hold sway in this Cannes Festival Critics' Week Winner which tells the tale of the "Cronos Device," a 14th-century golden scarab that holds the key to eternal life. Nightmarish and surreal, this stylish film still manages to get across a healthy dose of humor as its characters battle for control of the insidious device. From the acclaimed director of THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE (2001) and MIMIC (1997) Guillermo del Toro.

A strange object, the "Cronos device," has been found inside the statue of an angel in an antique store. While the dealer, Jesus Gris, is holding the device, it springs open and its metallic legs pierces his flesh. Once "bitten," he develops a craving for human blood, and his body grows more and more youthful with each drink. As the addiction spreads through his body, he realizes he desires the blood of his innocent granddaughter. In horror, he sacrifices himself, and destroys the Cronos, for love.

Rated MPAA R.

Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Guillermo del Toro - Director
Featurette - 1. Making Of
2. Guillermo del Toro Short Film
Director's Perspective
Text/Photo Gallery:
Photo Gallery
Art Gallery

Claudio Brook: Star, MANSION OF MADNESS (1973)
Federico Luppi: Actor/"Time For Revenge"
Ron Perlman: Actor, Vincent in the BEAUTY AND THE BEAST series/HELLBOY
Tamara Shanath: 
Margarita Isabel: Actress/"Danzon"

Guillermo Del Toro: Director, PAN'S LABYRINTH, HELLBOY, CRONOS

"...A very stylish and sophisticated Mexican variation on some age-old themes....[Its] stately style elevates it from the ranks..."
"...Pleasant and spooky....Luppi gives a poignant and amusing performance....Del Toro not only has fun mixing genres, he knows how to convey his enjoyment and make the result distinctly his own..."
4 stars out of 5 -- "It's shadowy and tender, but shot through with biting wit."
"Guillermo del Toro struck a fresh slant on the vampire genre with this stately blend of magic realism, melodrama and Cronenbergian body horror."