The bloodsucker's sinister origins are revealed in this action-packed reworking of the vampire myth. Back in an alternate 15th century, Transylvanian prince Vlad Tepes (Luke Evans) makes a momentous decision. His land has been invaded by the armies of Mehmed the Second (Dominic Cooper) - leader of the Ottoman Empire and his own stepbrother. To protect his wife Mirena (Sarah Gadon) and prevent his son being taken as a child soldier, Vlad scales the forbidding Broken Tooth Mountain to forge a deal with a demon known as an ekimmu (Charles Dance). Granted supernatural powers to defeat his enemies, Vlad is also cursed to mutate into a monster! Filmed on location in Northern Ireland, first-time director Gary Shore's imaginative epic takes its cue from the gruesome legend of Vlad the Impaler. This also inspired original 'Dracula' author Bram Stoker. 'Hobbit' actor Luke Evans delivers a star-making performance in the lead role.
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