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THE WANTING

THE WANTING
By Gary Stewart

GENRE: Action, Drama
LOGLINE:

A retired army ranger whose wife and daughter are terminally ill will
try anything to save them from death, even if he has to leave them in
the hands of supernatural creatures. . His blood repels vampire venom,
preventing his turning, but it retains the venom's healing properties
and kills all vampires that touch it. Vampires want him dead, Big Pharma
wants him studied. Who gets to him first? Killed, captured or seduced
It's a race against time

SYNOPSIS:

COLT MCCORD (43) is a retired army ranger who would do anything for his

family. Due to a fatal illness called Moyamoya disease, his beloved

wife, KIMBER (39), and teen daughter KALI (15) are terminally ill, as

doctors have tried everything they could to cure them unsuccessfully.

This news gives Colt totally devastated.

Unexpectedly Kimber and Kali's nurse, TUUWA (30), a Native American,

tells Colt that there's an option for Kali and Kimber to continue living

that consists of an ancient ceremony by her people, but that needs a

sacrifice. At first, Colt is incredulous but, unwilling to let his

family go, he accepts to take his family to this ceremony.

Colt drives his family, to a camp established in ancient ruins. There,

they are greeted by ELDER CLEON (born in 200 AC), the guardian, and one

of the highest authorities of the clan.

Before starting, Tuuwa informs Colt about the process he and his family

are going to follow. She tells him that the ceremony will last three

days, and after that, he and his family have to remain at the commune

for one year. Colt is also told that they are going to reveal all their

secrets and, because of that, he has to follow the ceremony until the

end and not leaving the camp; otherwise he will die.

Still, without knowing what the ceremony consists of, Elder Cleon

finally reveals it to Colt: he and his family will be turned into

vampires, therefore, immortal. He also tells him about the process of

the ceremony itself, which will consist of a transfer of Elder Cleon's

blood to Kimber and Kali. Even though that idea doesn't totally fancy

Colt, the promise that his wife and daughter will be totally healed and

all of them will be immortal makes him agree.

Kimber and Kali's ceremony is finally completed successfully. They look

totally recovered and better than ever. Kimber is the first to wake up,

feeling totally confused and scared. Tuuwa feeds her and orders her to

wake up her daughter, who drinks the blood and immediately falls asleep

again. After that, Colt enters and, with the help of Tuuwa, explains

everything to his wife, who thanks her husband for having saved them.

The couple wakes Kali and tells her she's turned into a vampire, news

she feels totally excited about. Kali starts to ask questions about the

vampire's issues she saw in movies and then begins to experiment with

her new sensations and powers. Finally, the time for Colt's ceremony

arrives. When the process starts, everything seems to go well, until

Colt's body begins to shake violently as Elder Cleon thrashes about

violently guttural roars while he tries to remove the tube that connects

him with Colt's blood.

When Colt wakes up feeling bad, Tuuwa tells him that the ceremony cannot

be fulfilled as his blood is a threat to them. The only thing he can do

is find a pure blood vampire to try again.

Colt leaves his family in the care of Elder Cleon and, with the company

of Tuuwa and his former battle partner WHISKEY (44), who apparently was

converted into a vampire after being mortally injured in Afghanistan,

sets out on a journey to search for a full-blooded vampire who will

allow him to become a vampire and be able to be with his family forever.

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