Film
Thirst
2009· R· 2h 14m· Drama· Horror· Thriller
“Lusting after sinful pleasures.”
Thirst (2009) transforms the vampire genre into a meditation on faith and desire. A priest, volunteering for a virus cure, succumbs to infection but returns as a vampire through a mysterious blood transfusion. Torn between his sacred vows and a newfound thirst for blood, he is further entangled by an illicit desire for his childhood friend’s wife. Park Chan-wook’s provocative film explores the duality of human nature and the moral compromises one makes in the face of insatiable longing.
2009-04-30
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Key Crew
DirectorPark Chan-wook
ScreenplayChung Seo-kyung
ProducerAhn Soo-hyun
Director of PhotographyChung Chung-hoon
Original Music ComposerHong Dae-sung
EditorKim Jae-beom
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Details
Released2009-04-30
Runtime2h 14m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosMoho Film
Budget$5M
Box office$13M
LanguagesKorean · English · French
CountriesSouth Korea
Rating7.1/10 · 1095 votes
Original languageko
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