Daybreakers overview

Synopsis:

Fresh off the success of their inventive take on the zombie genre, Undead masterminds Michael and Peter Spierig direct Ethan Hawke in an ambitious tale of a futuristic Earth populated entirely by vampires, and the efforts made by the creatures to ensure that their food supply doesn't run out as humankind is faced with extinction. The year is 2017, and a vampire plague has turned most of the planet's human population into bloodsucking ghouls. As the population of mortals fast begins to dwindle, a vampiric corporation sets out to capture and farm every remaining human while simultaneously researching a consumable blood substitute, headed by undead hematologist Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke).


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig
  • Studio: The Film Finance Corporation Australia, Pictures in Paradise, Pacific Film & Television Commission, Furst Films
  • Year: 2009
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Country: Australia, USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for strong bloody violence, language and brief nudity)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Horror
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2010 01 08 (USA)

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