Thirst
2009
Lusting after sinful pleasures.
Directed by Park Chan-wook
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A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.
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- Director
- Park Chan-wook
- Written by
- Émile Zola, Chung Seo-kyung, Park Chan-wook
- Produced by
- Ahn Soo-hyun, Bob Seh, Joon H. Choi
- Composers
- Cho Young-wuk, Hong Dae-sung, Hong Yu-jin, Jeong Hee Lee, Seung Hee Seok
- Cinematographers
- Chung Chung-hoon, Yu Eok
- Editors
- Kim Jae-beom, Kim Sang-bum
- Makeup FX
- Ahn Hyoung-gon, Baek Sang-Hoon, Baek Sung-woon, Hwang Hyo-kyun
- Sound Designers
- Kim Chang-sub, Kim Suk-won
- Studio
- Moho Film
- Origin country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Language
- ko
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 7.1/10 (1,074 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 81% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 73/100
- IMDb
- 7.1/10 (54,688 votes)
Cast
Song Kang-ho
Priest Sang-hyeon
Kim Ok-bin
Tae-ju
Kim Hae-sook
Lady Ra
Shin Ha-kyun
Kang-woo
Park In-hwan
Priest Noh
Song Young-chang
Seung-dae
Oh Dal-su
Yeong-doo
Ériq Ebouaney
Immanuel
Seo Dong-soo
Hyo-seong
Choi Hee-jin
Nurse Sa
Ra Mi-ran
Nurse Yu
Lee Hwa-ryong
Doctor Koo
Mercedes Cabral
Evelyn
Kim Hee-ok
Oh Veronica
Choi Jong-ryul
Father
Son Jong-hak
Detective
Han Chul-woo
Investigator
Jo Deok-jae
Inspector 1
Crew
Park Chan-wook
Director
Chung Seo-kyung
Screenplay
Émile Zola
Novel
Ahn Soo-hyun
Producer
Bob Seh
Producer
Joon H. Choi
Producer
Katharine Kim
Producer
Kim Hak-beom
Producer
Nam Ki-moon
Producer
Cho Young-wuk
Original Music Composer
Hong Dae-sung
Original Music Composer
Hong Yu-jin
Original Music Composer
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — VAMPIRES: Pt 21 - Let The Right One In (2008) & Thirst (2009)
