After volunteering for an experiment to help cure a deadly disease, a priest turns into a vampire.
Writer-director Park Chan-wook is part of a recent renaissance in South Korean cinema, responsible for critically acclaimed and record-breaking box office hits. Park became known to international audiences primarily through his "Vengeance Trilogy", including Oldboy, which was the Grand Prix (runner-up) winner at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004.
Thirst was Park's most ambitious feature to date, yet retains his penchant for for black humor, poetry through violence, and explorations of morality.
Starring in the film is Song Kang-ho, a previous collaborator with Park as well as South Korea's other major filmmaker, Bong Joon-ho (The Host, Memories of Murder). Joining him is younger actress Kim Ok-bin in a terrifying breakout performance.
Thirst was well-received by critics and was also awarded a Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Running time is approx. 2 hrs, 10 min.
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