# Underworld: Awakening (2012)

> A battle-hardened vampire emerges from twelve years of experimentation to defend a hunted hybrid child in a war-torn supernatural future.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/35647

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Action, Horror
- Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
- Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley, Charles Dance, Sandrine Holt, Sanny van Heteren
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1496025/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: dark, frantic, gothic, action movie night, halloween marathon

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