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Korean vampire

All movies seen on 12/13/2009

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Thirst (2009)

Directed by Park Chan-wook

Horror | Drama | Thriller

Most recently watched by sensoria, noahphex

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.

Rated R | Length 134 minutes

Actors

Kang-ho Song | Kim Ok-bin | Kim Hae-sook | Shin Ha-kyun | Park In-hwan | Young-chang Song | Oh Dal-su | Eriq Ebouaney | Seo Dong-Soo | Choi Hee-jin | Ra Mi-ran | Lee Hwa-ryong | Mercedes Cabral | Kim Hee-ok | Choi Jong-ryul | Son Jong-hak | Han Chul-woo | Jo Deok-jae | Jo Moon-ee | Woo-seul-hye Hwang | Thati Peele | Goo Yong-wan | Kim Tae-hee | Natallia Bulynia

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Took two sittings (it’s 2+ hours long) and some chapter rewatches but Park Chan-wook’s Thirst definitely hits the mark. Interesting flick for sure and quite different from his previous work (altho equally as quirky as I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK). Was not excited about Ok-bin Kim (female lead) in the first half but love her character arc thru the finish. Very enjoyable but severely disappointed w/the terrible US DVD release (burned in subtitles? no features?). Hopefully they’ll give this film a proper release that it deserves. Best vampire film of 2009.

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