Daybreakers

Daybreakers
Daybreakers
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	The Spierig Brothers
Written by	The Spierig Brothers
Produced by	Chris Brown; Sean Furst; Bryan Furst;
Starring	Ethan Hawke; Willem Dafoe; Claudia Karvan; Michael Dorman; Sam Neill; Vince Colosimo; Isabel Lucas;
Cinematography	Ben Nott
Edited by	Matt Villa
Music by	Christopher Gordon
Production; companies	Lionsgate; Screen Australia; Pictures in Paradise; Film Finance Corporation Australia; Pacific Film & Television Commission; Furst Films;
Distributed by	Lionsgate (United States); Hoyts Distribution (Australia)
Release dates	September 11, 2009 (TIFF); January 8, 2010 (United States); February 4, 2010 (Australia);
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	Australia; United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$51.4 million

Daybreakers is a 2009 science-fiction action horror film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig. The film takes place in a futuristic world overrun by vampires, and centers around a vampiric corporation which sets out to capture and farm the remaining humans while researching a substitute for human blood. Ethan Hawke plays vampire hematologist Edward Dalton, whose work is interrupted by human survivors led by former vampire "Elvis" (Willem Dafoe), who has a cure that can save the human species.

An international co-production between Australia and the United States, Daybreakers premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009. It was released in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2010 and in North America on 8 January 2010. The film grossed over $50 million worldwide and received mixed critical reception.

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