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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Horror movie by Timur Bekmambetov from 2012.
 
 

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

USA, 2012, 105min
Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, Marton Csokas, Jimmi Simpson, Joseph Mawle, Robin McLeavy, Erin Wasson, John Rothman, Cameron M. Brown,

Uncover the hidden life of Abraham Lincoln, one of america's greatest presidents! Discover his real story, which is full of blood, vampire teeth and tuned the axe. Visionary creators of Tim Burton (Sleepy hollow, Frankenweenie: pet) and Timur Bekmambetov offer a new look at the genre of vampire films and just Abraham Lincoln (played by Benjamin Walker) represent as historically the largest hunter inanimate beings. In the movie, filmed by the eponymous book by Seth Grahame-Smith, we reveal the two faces of one of the greatest figures in american history, the acclaimed president of the United states of america, and the bloody-minded vampire hunter. His driving force is revenge for the death of a loving mother (Mary Elizabeth Winstead - the Thing: the Beginning, final destination 3). Intelligent and educated woman in a small Abraham since childhood has shaped his lifelong resistance to slavery. My mother's influence, however, was short-lived. Abraham was a witness to her assault of the vampire, the consequences of which she died. Cold-blooded and brutal murder has on the conscience of the monster, in which the boy meets a local businessman, Jack Bartise. He decides to get even with the world, but without training almost alone for his bold attack must pay with his life. Fortunately it saved by Henry Sturges (Dominic Cooper), a cultured and charismatic vampire hunter who takes Abraham into his learning. Henry has no understanding for Abraham's desire for immediate and indiscriminate revenge. On the contrary, it teaches to control anger and to direct the will and passion not only to fight with the vampires, but also for the good of mankind. Soon they realize that the existence of vampires in America is closely tied up with the slave-owning South, where it's easy to buy black slaves. Not on work on plantations, but on food. The end of slavery would, therefore, represented a threat to all vampires. Abraham Lincoln thus becomes not only a vigilante, but also a politician fighting against the otrokářskému the South backed by the powerful vampire leaders. At their head stands a bloodthirsty Adam (Rufus Sewell), who is "in plain clothes" an important politician with aristocratic roots. The trying of Abraham to get to his side. The atmosphere is dangerous, all leading up to the great conflict of the South and the North. In the background but is a different battle, the battle of humans and vampires. And on the side of evil cannot Abraham Lincoln met the killer of his mother, Jack Barts (Marton Csokas).
Budget: $69,000,000
Genre: Horror Action Fantasy

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Rating by horrory.cz: 49 %
Rating by imdb.com: 59 %

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