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Daybreakers

2009 film directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig
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Summary

Daybreakers is a film[1]. Daybreakers ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,875 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects[3]
  • Director: Michael Spierig[4], Peter Spierig[5]
  • Screenwriter: Michael Spierig[6], Peter Spierig[7]
  • Composer: Christopher Gordon[8]
  • Genre: science fiction film[9], horror film[10], dystopian film[11], action film[12], adventure film[13], vampire film[14]
  • Cast member: Ethan Hawke[15], Willem Dafoe[16], Claudia Karvan[17], Michael Dorman[18], Sam Neill[19], Vince Colosimo[20], Isabel Lucas[21], David Knijnenburg[22], Paul Sonkkila[23], Tiffany Lamb[24], Robyn Moore[25], Jay Laga'aia[26], Damien Garvey[27], Jack Bradford[28]
  • Production company: Starz Entertainment[29], Screen Australia[30], Australian Film Finance Corporation Limited[31], North Shore Studios[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: Daybreakers[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35], direct-to-video[36]
  • Review score: 69%[37], 6.1/10[38], 57/100[39]
  • Color: color[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41], Australia[42]
  • Publication date: September 11, 2009[43], April 1, 2010[44]
  • Distributed by: Starz Entertainment[45], Budapest Film[46], Netflix[47]
  • Narrative location: United States[48]
  • Official website: http://www.daybreakersmovie.com/[49]
  • Film editor: Matt Villa[50]
  • Nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay[51], AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects[52]
  • Title: Daybreakers[53]
  • Different from: Воины света[54]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[55]
  • Duration: 94[56]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[57]
  • Capital cost: 20,000,000[58]

Why It Matters

Daybreakers has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Daybreakers is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did Daybreakers receive?

Honors received include AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects[3].

Related Entities

Australia film Isabel Lucas Netflix Sam Neill Starz Entertainment United States Willem Dafoe

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Eirin film rating → R15+
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