Daybreakers

"In 2019, The Most Precious Natural Resource... Is Us."

Jan 8 2010 R 1h 38m
Action, Fantasy, Horror

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into a vampire. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vampires on a way to save humankind.

Plot

10 years from now, vampires make up the vast majority of the population with only 5% of the human race remaining. This presents particular challenges as the vampires' food supply - human blood - is dwindling and rationing is now the norm. There is growing evidence that vampires deprived of an adequate blood supply are themselves evolving into wild, vile creatures that attack anyone and anything in order to survive. Dr. Edward Dalton, a vampire and hematologist who works for a pharmaceutical firm, has been working on finding an artificial blood supply that will meet the vampire society's needs. He is sympathetic to humans and sees his work as a way of alleviating their suffering but his views on finding a solution change considerably when he meets someone who found a way to transform himself from being a vampire to again take human form.

Written by

Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig

Directed by

Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig

Production Countries

Australia, United States of America

Production Companies

Australian Film Finance Corporation, Furst Films, Pacific Film and Television Commission, Pictures in Paradise, Lionsgate

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
137,561
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA