Thirst
- Release Date
- April 30, 2009
- Director
- Chan-wook Park
- Cast
- Kang-ho Song , Ok-bin Kim , Hae-sook Kim , Ha-kyun Shin , In-hwan Park , Dal-su Oh
- Runtime
- 133
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Seo-Gyeong Jeong , Chan-wook Park , Émile Zola
- Tagline
- Lusting after sinful pleasures.
Summary
A priest becomes a vampire...another man's wife is coveted...a deadly seduction triggers murder. Thirst is the new film from director Park Chan-wook ('Old Boy,' 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance,' 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance'). Already a boxoffice smash in Korea, 'Thirst' was honored with the Prix du Jury (Jury Prize) at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival. Continuing his explorations of human existence in extreme circumstances, the director spins a tale that he conceived and then developed over several years with co-screenwriter Chung Seo-kyung. Sang-hyun (played by top Korean star Song Kang-ho, of 'The Host') is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus. But the virus takes the priest, and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives -- but now exists as a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, Sang-hyun's faith is further strained when a childhood friend's wife, Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin), comes to him asking for his help in escaping her life. Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins.
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