In the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence. As they are set apart from "normal" and "healthy" humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the "diseased" population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected woman - Ultraviolet, who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans.
Costume
That color-shifting leather suit deserves its own credit.
Practical Effects
Practical stunts before Wimmer's vision got studio-mangled.
Production
The original 120-minute cut we'll never see.
Director
Kurt Wimmer
Milla Jovovich
Violet Song Jat Shariff
Cameron Bright
Six
Nick Chinlund
Ferdinand Daxus
Sebastien Andrieu
Nerva
William Fichtner
Garth
David E. Collier
BF-1
Digger Mesch
Detective Endera
Ryan Martin
Detective Breeder
Steven Calcote
Young Daxus
Ricardo Mamood-Vega
Violet's Husband
Mike Smith
Hospital Hemophage
Clay Cullen
Rebel Hemophage
Jennifer Caputo
Elizabeth P. Watkins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kurt Wimmer's original cut was 30 minutes longer and allegedly coherent. The studio hacked it down after Equilibrium's box office disappointment.
This was shot largely in Shanghai, making it one of the first Hollywood productions to embrace China's futuristic architecture as aesthetic backdrop.
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