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Synopsis: In a world 10 years into the future, 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.
Production: Lionsgate
  3 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
R
Year:
2009
98 min
$30,000,000
Website
369 Views


be able to handle the

national blood demand.

The FDA spokesperson

confirmed yesterday...

How are you feeling, Edward?

The break-in must have

been very traumatic.

I'm fine. Thank you.

Now, these attacks on

everyday citizens are

cause for great concern.

All the more reason to push

forward, wouldn't you say?

I'd just like your guarantee

that a substitute would replace

our need for a human supply, Sir.

Well, it's important

that we allow

the human race

time to repopulate.

That's not exactly

what I asked.

The majority of the

population will be

content with a blood

substitute, yes.

But there will always be

those who are willing to pay

a little extra for the real thing.

Come on, Edward.

We have to be realistic.

If we don't cater

to all markets,

someone else will.

How much do you

think they'd be

willing to pay for

your daughter?

He's waiting for you.

UV Warning.

Trees are the oldest

living things on earth.

Did you know that?

They say, some are over

four thousand years old.

Someday, though...

this tree will die.

And so will you.

Maybe you won't die

of old age like her.

But the thing

you're holding on to,

that last breath

of humanity,

will vanish as soon as

the blood does.

What do you want?

Same thing you do.

A future.

I was like you once.

But not no more.

Lionel Cormac.

My friends call me Elvis.

I ain't gonna bite.

- Elvis?

- Yeah, you know like...

Lord almighty, I feel

my temperature rising.

Higher higher. It's burning

through to my soul.

Feel that?

Hadn't been beating

for nine years.

Seems impossible,

don't it?

It is impossible.

So is walking around

without a pulse.

But here you are.

How did you do it?

Audrey?

- Put the gun down.

- Frankie?

- Put the gun down!

- Frankie, what the...

What the hell

are you doing?

- Move away from him.

- Put the gun down!

Don't make things worse.

- Stop pointing the gun!

- Move away from them!

- Frankie!

- This is serious sh*t, Ed.

They can put you away

for a long time.

Let's go.

Motherfuckers!

Come on, get

in my car!

Sh*t!

UV warning.

Got it!

"SIGNAL LOST"

- I can't...!

Move!

Hang on.

Everybody okay?

Yeah.

Motherfuckers.

I loved that car.

You did the right thing.

That was my brother.

Come on.

Never been good

at science, Doc.

Cars have always

been my thing.

Daylight modifications

are my specialty.

Or used to be.

Custom cameras, sun

shields, that kind of thing.

My garage was one of the

first in town to start doing them.

I had a shop right

near your place.

Day time drivin' man,

nothin' beats it.

No traffic, no cops.

But if you ain't careful

you can get yourself

one hell of a sunburn.

You can only go on

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