Dracula Untold

Plot

Dracula Untold is a 2014 American dark fantasy horror film that centers with origin story of Count Dracula, focusing on the story of Vlad the Impaler, who uses dark powers to protect his family and kingdom. Stars Luke Evans as Vlad III Țepeș/Dracula, Sarah Gadon as Mirena, wife of Vlad, Dominic Cooper as Mehmed II, Samantha Barks as Baba Yaga, Art Parkinson as Ingeras, Charles Dance as Caligula, Charlie Cox, William Houston as Cazan, Ferdinand Kingsley as Hamza Bey, Noah Huntley as Captain Petru, Dilan Gwyn as Governess, Zach McGowan as Shkelgim, Ronan Vibert as Simion "The Wise", Diarmaid Murtagh as Dimitru, Thor Kristjansson as Bright Eyes and Joseph Long as Ömer. The following is the plot summary of Dracula Untold: The film tells the story of Transylvanian prince Vlad III Țepeș, whose period of peace is threatened by Sultan Mehmed II, who demands 1,000 of his principality's boys, including Vlad’s own son, Ingeras, to join his army. In order to save his son, his wife Mirena and the kingdom he loves, Vlad journeys to Broken Tooth Mountain, where he encounters an ancient sorcerer, Caligula, and enters into a Faustian bargain—one that gives the prince the strength of 100 men, the speed of a falling star and enough power to destroy his enemies. However, he will be afflicted with an insatiable thirst to drink human blood. This ultimately leads him to embrace his destiny as the mythological vampire Dracula. The movie was directed by Gary Shore, director and producer of the 2006 short film, The Draft.