Priest
Priest is a 2011 American action horror film directed by Scott Stewart and stars Paul Bettany as the title character. It is loosely based on the Korean comic of the same name by Hyung Min-woo, in turn based on the computer game Blood by Monolith Productions. Set in an alternate universe where-in humanity and vampires have warred for centuries, after the last Vampire War, a veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity until his niece (Lily Collins) is kidnapped by vampires.
Plot
A centuries-long war between humans and vampires has devastated the planet's surface and led to a theocracy under an organization called The Church. Despite the vampires' vulnerability to sunlight, the vampires' greater strength and speed made them impossible to defeat until humanity sheltered themselves in giant walled cities and trained a group of elite warriors, the Priests, which turned the tide. After the war ended, the majority of the vampires were killed, while the remainder were placed in reservations. With the war over, the Clergy disbanded the Priests. Outside the walled cities, some humans seek out a living, free from the totalitarian control of The Church.
More details
author | Cory Goodman |
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contentLocation | Los Angeles |
director | Scott Stewart |
editor | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
genre | action animation fantasy horror live-action thriller |
keywords | abandon air pollution armored train armoured train battle begin capture church crucifixion crucify end human infect kidnap kill massive clouds of smoke and ash morning pathogen railroad track reservation shelter shock sunlight survive theocracy train engine turn |
musicBy | Christopher Young |
producer | Joshua Donen Michael DeLuca Mitchell Peck |
productionCompany | Screen Gems Tokyopop |
publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
recordedAt | California Long Beach Los Angeles |
theme | 3d cyberpunk dystopian monster movie post-apocalyptic vampire |