Dracula Untold

Dracula Untold

Year: 2014

Runtime: 92 min

Language: English

Director: Gary Shore

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In medieval Transylvania, Prince Vlad III struggles to protect his people from the Ottoman Empire. When the Sultan demands his son and a thousand young boys as tribute, Vlad is faced with an impossible choice. To save his people, he makes a desperate pact with a mysterious, ancient power, unleashing a monstrous strength within himself. As he battles the Sultan’s forces, Vlad grapples with the cost of his power and risks losing his humanity in a brutal war between light and darkness.

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1

Vlad's Capture

As a young boy, Vlad the Impaler is taken captive by the Turkish Empire. He is trained within the Sultan's elite Janissary corps, where he acquires his brutal reputation as the Impaler due to his skilled and merciless combat methods.

Middle Ages Turkish Empire
2

Return to Transylvania

After years of bloodshed, Vlad becomes disillusioned with his violent past and returns to rule Transylvania. He seeks to govern in peace, striving to leave behind the darkness that once defined him.

Transylvania
3

Discovery of the Turkish Threat

While in the forest with his soldiers, Vlad discovers a Turkish helmet in a stream, which raises alarms about an impending invasion. Following the stream leads them to a ghastly cave filled with bones, escalating the tension.

Forest near Transylvania
4

Encounter with the Vampire

Inside the cave, Vlad and his men are attacked by a terrifying creature. Vlad manages to escape, but learns from a local monk that the being he encountered is a vampire, once a man who made a sinister pact for dark powers.

High mountain cave
5

Turks Demand Tribute

During an Easter celebration with his wife Mirena and son Ingeras, Vlad is confronted by Sultan Mehmed, who demands a large tribute, including additional boys for his Janissaries. The threat to his family and sovereignty weighs heavily on Vlad.

Easter Castle Dracula
6

Vlad's Desperate Deal

To protect his family, Vlad revisits the vampire's cave and makes a perilous bargain to drink its blood. This grants him temporary vampire powers, but he must resist the bloodlust for three days to avoid permanent transformation.

Vampire's cave
7

Transformation Begins

Waking up in the forest empowered with extraordinary abilities, Vlad now has heightened senses and the power to morph into bats. However, he is not without vulnerabilities, as exposure to sunlight poses a grave danger to him.

Forest
8

Battle Against the Turkish Army

As the Turkish forces launch their attack on Castle Dracula, Vlad unleashes his newfound strength to single-handedly repel the invasion. He sends his people to Cozia Monastery for safety, but the situation remains dire.

Castle Dracula
9

Turkish Ambush at the Monastery

While at Cozia Monastery, the Transylvanian forces are ambushed by the Turkish soldiers. Despite their valiant efforts to fend off the attackers, Vlad's transformation raises concerns and distrust among his subjects.

Cozia Monastery
10

Mirena's Tragic Fall

In a heart-wrenching moment, while trying to rescue Ingeras, Mirena falls from the monastery wall. In her dying moments, she begs Vlad to drink her blood, hoping it will empower him to save their son from the Turks.

Cozia Monastery
11

Full Transformation into Dracula

Reluctantly, Vlad drinks Mirena's blood, completing his transformation into a full-fledged vampire. With his new powers, he confronts the Turkish army with a fierce determination to protect his legacy.

Cozia Monastery
12

Conflict with Sultan Mehmed

The battle escalates as Sultan Mehmed, aware of the vampires' vulnerabilities, sets a trap for Vlad using silver. The ensuing fierce showdown leads to Vlad skillfully defeating the sultan and claiming the title 'Dracula, Son of the Devil.'

Battlefield
13

Sacrifice and Redemption

Confronted by other vampires demanding Ingeras's life, Vlad makes a painful decision to send his son away. In a final act of sacrifice, he creates a barrier against sunlight, incinerating his fellow vampires and marking his tragic fall from humanity.

Cozia Monastery
14

Ingeras's Ascension

With the battle won and peace restored, Ingeras is crowned the new Prince of Transylvania. He is hailed as the legacy of Vlad the Impaler, signifying a new beginning, yet the darkness of Vlad's past looms ever near.

Transylvania
15

The Resurrection of Dracula

In modern times, a woman named Mina crosses paths with Vlad, bearing a striking resemblance to Mirena. This chance encounter hints at a resurgence of Dracula, as unseen forces prepare to initiate their next move in an ominous game.

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