http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762073/

 7.5/10   2,477 votes  

Trailer:  
http://www.thirst-2009.co.kr/

A priest becomes a vampire...another man's wife is coveted...a deadly seduction triggers murder. 

Thirst is the new film from director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). Already a box-office smash in Korea, Thirst was honored with the Prix du Jury [Jury Prize] at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival. Continuing his explorations of human existence in extreme circumstances, the director spins a tale that he conceived and then developed over several years with co-screenwriter Chung Seo-kyung, inspired by Émile Zola's Therese Raquin. Sang-hyun (played by top Korean star Song Kang-ho, of The Good The Bad The Weird, The Host and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus. But the virus takes the priest, and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives but now exists as a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, Sang-hyun s faith is further strained when a childhood friend's wife, Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin) comes to him asking for his help in escaping her life. Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins.

 

Audio :   Korean  - Dolby Digital 5.1 - 448 Kbps    

Subs : English (hard subbed, appears above other subs), French, Spanish, Chinese x2, Arabic.

Widescreen 2.35:1
133 min
NTSC
Custom menu

Source : R1DVD9 Rental, with custom added subs.