Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

London, the end of the 19th century. Benjamin Barker, once a happy barber, just escaped prison with one goal: to take revenge on the man who took away his family and his freedom. He changes his name to Sweeney Todd, picks up his knives and re-opens his barber shop – which becomes a veritable slaughterhouse for unsuspecting customers. He joins forces with Miss Lovett, who helps turn his victims into the tastiest meat pies in town. But will this bloodbath bring him the justice he so desires? Based on the brilliant musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, Tim Burton presents his darkest film yet. From the gothic atmosphere and to the way the songs fit into the plot, the film’s tone is cruel, unsentimental and disturbing. “It is also something close to a masterpiece, a work of extreme — I am tempted to say evil — genius” (A.O. Scott, The New York Times).