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Based on the 1867 novel Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola, [5] 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-bin ), the wife of his childhood friend ( Shin Ha-kyun ). [6]
Oct 6, 2023 · Table of Contents. The Origins. Thirst is a South Korean horror film directed by Park Chan-wook and released in. The Premise. The movie follows the story of a priest who becomes a vampire after a failed medical experiment. International Recognition. Thirst received critical acclaim and won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Aug 12, 2009 · Now comes “Thirst,” a blood-drenched vampire film about, unexpectedly, a Roman Catholic priest. The priest is a deeply good man, which is crucial to the story: He dies in the first place because he volunteered as a subject for a deadly medical experiment.
Summaries. Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways. Sang-hyun, a priest working for a hospital, selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project intended to eradicate a deadly virus. However, the virus eventually takes over the priest.
Thirst: Directed by Park Chan-wook. With Song Kang-ho, Choi Hee-jin, Seo Dong-soo, Hwa-ryong Lee. Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.
- Park Chan-Wook
- 5 min
Directed by Park Chan-wook. Lusting after sinful pleasures. Sang-hyun, 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 as a vampire.
Jul 31, 2009 · Overview. 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. Park Chan-wook. Director, Screenplay