The Forsaken is a 2001 horror/thriller film written and directed by J. S. Cardone. In Australia, its promotional title was The Forsaken: Desert Vampires. Sean is driving cross country to his sister's wedding when he picks up Nick , a hitchhiker who happens to be a vampire hunter hunting a group of vampires led by Kit , one of the Forsaken. The Forsaken are a group of French Knights that during the First Crusade made a pact with the demon Abaddon to live forever. There were nine knights: eight were turned into vampires and became known as the Forsaken; the ninth was a sacrifice to Abaddon to... seal the pact. Of the eight, four are dead, one is in Europe, one in Africa and two in the United States . Nick was bitten by a vampire but, thanks to an antiviral drug cocktail, the vampire virus is kept at bay. Each of the Forsaken carry a unique strain of the virus and killing the Forsaken kills the entire strain of virus; killing all the vampires descended from it, and stopping anyone just infected from turning, which is why Nick is hunting this particular Forsaken.
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| Release date: | April 27, 2001 |
| Directed by: | J.S. Cardone |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 90 Minutes |
| Editor: | Norman Buckley |
| Music by: | Tim Jones, Kid Rock |
| Cinematography: | Steven Bernstein |
| Screenplay by: | J.S. Cardone |
| Estimated budget: | $15,000,000 |