Thirst
Thirst is a 2009 South Korean Gothic dark comedy erotic romantic horror film written, produced and directed by Park Chan-wook. Based on the 1867 novel Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola, the film stars Song Kang-ho as Sang-hyun, a Catholic priest who turns into a vampire as a result of a failed medical experiment, and falls in love with Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin), the wife of his childhood friend (Shin Ha-kyun).
Plot
Catholic priest Sang-hyun volunteers at a hospital, providing ministry to the patients. He eventually volunteers to participate in an experiment to find a vaccine for the deadly Emmanuel Virus (EV). The experiment fails, and Sang-hyun is infected with EV, but makes a complete and rapid recovery after receiving a blood transfusion.
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| author | Park Chan-wook |
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| award | Jury Prize Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award |
| contentLocation | South Korea |
| director | Park Chan-wook |
| editor | Kim Sang-bum |
| events | autonomy disease love morality mortality resurrection sexual morality sin supernatural healing |
| genre | comedy drama horror thriller |
| keywords | abuse blood transfusion catholic priest drinking blood fishing trip float haunt heal infect kill locked-in syndrome overprotective mother paralyze paralyzed state police investigation rape run away steal |
| musicBy | Jo Yeong-wook |
| producer | Ahn Soo-hyun Park Chan-wook |
| productionCompany | AFI Feature Film Catalog |
| publisher | CJ Entertainment Focus Features |
| theme | erotic thriller independent korean horror south korean vampire |