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Synopsis: PRIEST, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.
Director(s): Scott Stewart
Production: Screen Gems/SONY PICTURES
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
41
Rotten Tomatoes:
15%
PG-13
Year:
2011
87 min
$29,100,000
Website
1,119 Views


I don't anyone for being scared.

The vampires are gone and

they're not coming back.

You have to excuse the attention.

Strangers are not here often.

Is it true what they say about priests?

To be the hand of God?

How is he?

He's in rest.

Claire took the boys...

A return of an old man.

After the war was over ...

Shannon figured you'll come back.

I wanted to.

But I can't see right and wrong.

I couldn't save her.

I tried, but I've never had your gift.

You gave her a life that

I have more I could not.

He'll always be greatful for her.

You know there ain't one day

she didn't forget about you.

You'll find Lucy, and bring her home safe.

And you promise me something brother.

Kill 'em all.

Most people out there know that the clergy

thinks of us as Godless people.

And that's how we like it. It means that

they'll keep their noses out of our business.

As you can imagine how surprised I was when

they concacted me asking if I'd seen you.

Saying that anyone going after Lucy

is to be arrested immediately.

Said she's in God's hands now.

Problem is, we both now outside

this place she'd be dead ...

or worse, infected.

With all due respect to God...

You're wasting your time.

You're not cutting me out of this!

I'm the one that came and got you!

The people in this town don't think

you can keep them safe here.

What makes you think you'll

do any good out there?

- You ant good with a gun?

- Better than I am with a knife.

We leave a dawn.

What's with all these bullets anyway?

I thought that priests did not use firearms.

We don't.

These are for you.

You are called to serve once more.

One of your own has broken his sacred vow.

His actions are a threat

to the entire order.

You'll find him and bring him back to me.

Dead or alive.

- What is it?

- Vampire tracks are round and ...

in sets of 2, 3 or 4 at once,

these are two by two.

- Must have been some of the familiars.

- Vampires don't bring familiars. In the hunt they slow them down.

All this...

This was something else.

Tracks head north.

- There's a reservation that way.

- Well then, that's where we start.

Mangshane Reservation.

Talk about the red out in jacks.

They're a fallen tribe.

Either way, we don't have

much time to get in and out.

No guards.

I thought familiars were illegal.

No one ever enforces it, as long

as it's voluntary.

- Voluntary?

- Yes, come to the border.

Drifters that want to get infected.

They think becoming a vampire

and live among them.

They have all sorts of strange ideas.

As long as they keep to themselves I...

Makes no difference to me.

You're not welcome priest.

These lands are protected.

I got this.

We're looking for a local girl, kidnapped

- They came through this neighborhood.

- Nobody comes through Nightshade.

So it's nice ...

and quiet.

Good, we're sure we don't have any trouble.

They excreet it, use

them to build the hives.

I guess we now what happened to the guards.

No, no, no, you must not...

The Master will be angry...

Where's the girl?

I don't know what you're talking about.

The Master doesn't feed anymore.

Tell that to the guards.

- Where is she?

- Please don't, don't...

Where is she?

Priest !! Priest !!!

Save your bullets.

We can do this the easy way or...

God. I always prefered the hard way.

- Tell me where you took the girl.

- Haven't you done already priest ?!

- Tell me!

- Look around, what we've done to them.

They once ruled this land, they were

worriers, they were Gods.

- They were murderers.

- They were what they were made to be.

- ... in nature just like you.

- You have 10 seconds to start talking.

You're too late priest.

This is their time now.

- Did you get your gun on?

- Why?

You're gonna need it.

I walk to the shadow of death ...

- ... fear no evil.

- Your words mean nothing to them priest.

For Thou are with me.

Focus!

- Should we go after them?

- No need, they'll die at first light.

No more masters, just you and me.

Tell me where they took the girl.

- West, they took her west.

- Why?

You have no idea what's coming priest.

The familiar said they

travel west from here.

- Solar wall.

- A hive?

- One of the largest.

- But I thought all the hives were destroyed at the war.

They were.

That's why we need to go look.

There are more than 50

crips in this reservation.

But only 6 vampires left. The weak.

They left behind.

We find the missing one, we find Lucy.

I may not have seen the war ...

but I know the look a man gets

when he likes killing.

It comes easy to you.

I just can't.

Lucy's got nothing to do with it.

Give me your gun.

- What?

- Give me your gun.

Vampires are not like humans.

Their body weight pulls them

in concentrated patterns.

You need to anticipate their

trajectory to make a kill shot.

- Are you teaching me to shoot?

- I'm teaching you how to kill vampires.

There are always 2 points. A and B.

Know 'em both, you'll kill a vampire.

A man came aboard.

Says he got something for you.

You told me to come.

I have information, but I...

Before I tell you, I

hate to bring you this.

There is this small little

matter of compensation.

You want, it'll be real good for business.

So I'm more willing to cut you a deal.

Can you smell the blood

running through you veins?

Smells like dinner.

OK. Allright.

Once you have grabbed that girl, a couple

of nights later, a priest showed up.

- Priest?

- And he was with this Sheriff.

Real hard case, he run me out of town

before I could make a single sell.

- You've done well.

- Thank you.

There's you compensation.

Put him to work.

I came here when I was little.

Stared all his stuff.

He wondered what it used to be.

After a while, it just makes my eyes ache.

Did Owen know about you and Lucy?

No, no.

She wanted to tell him, but...

Owen wasn't the easiest man to talk to.

Besides, he was so focused on his work

that he didn't care of things.

Do you love her?

If she's infected ...

I'll kill her.

You'll try ...

but you won't be able to.

I wasn't there to protect her once,

I won't make the same mistake again.

- Feels like a grave.

- It's a trap.

This is a waste of time,

there's nothing there.

Stay here, if anything comes up

that isn't me, shoot it.

Great.

- What are you doing here?

- The Clergy sent me. Ordered me to bring you back.

They sent four of us to track you.

We split up at Nightshade.

I really hoped they didn't have you.

The others went up to Jericho.

I didn't believe when they

told me you broke your vow.

They left me no choice. Hicks!

What the hell was that thing ?!

- A guard.

- Who the hell are you ?!

It's too big to get down here.

Which is the only reason you're still alive.

Who the hell is that?

Are you ready?

Not bad.

Point A, meet point f***ing B.

The hive's been abandoned for years.

Why would it need anyone protect it?

- Does he know what you'll do if she's infected?

- He knows.

- He will try to stop you.

- He won't be able to.

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