Thirst

Directed by Park Chan-wook

R

2009 2h 14mDrama, Horror,

7.181%74%7.1

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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. He nearly dies, but makes a miraculous recovery by an accidental transfusion of vampire blood. He realizes his sole reason for living: the pleasures of the flesh.

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RickJune 7, 2025
Not my favorite Chan-wook film I’ve seen, but still well worth watching. Every character is expertly written, and absolutely fucked up and depraved in one way or another - as expected. I felt like this could have been trimmed about 30 minutes and made a much tighter film. The final half hour or so was absolute perfection though. I almost started feeling bad for the mom by the end. Her situation is my worst nightmare.

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Thirst Trivia

Thirst was released on April 30, 2009.

Thirst was directed by Park Chan-wook.

Thirst has a runtime of 2 hr 14 min.

Thirst was produced by Joon H. Choi, Kim Hak-beom, Katharine Kim, Nam Ki-moon, Park Chan-wook, Bob Seh, Ahn Soo-hyun.

The key characters in Thirst are Priest Sang-hyeon (Song Kang-ho), Tae-ju (Kim Ok-bin), Lady Ra (Kim Hae-sook).

Thirst is rated R.

Thirst is a Drama, Horror, Thriller film.

Thirst has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.

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