Film

Thirst

2009 · 2h 14m · Drama · Horror · Thriller

Lusting after sinful pleasures.

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

73

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.

Song Kang-ho

Priest Sang-hyeon

Kim Ok-vin

Tae-ju

Kim Hae-sook

Lady Ra

Shin Ha-kyun

Kang-woo

Park In-hwan

Priest Noh

Song Young-chang

Seung-dae

Oh Dal-su

Yeong-doo

Ériq Ebouaney

Immanuel

Seo Dong-soo

Hyo-seong

Choi Hee-jin

Nurse Sa

Ra Mi-ran

Nurse Yu

Lee Hwa-ryong

Doctor Koo

Mercedes Cabral

Evelyn

Kim Hee-ok

Oh Veronica

Choi Jong-ryul

Father

Son Jong-hak

Detective

• Park Chan-wookProducer · Director · Screenplay
• Chung Seo-kyungScreenplay
• Émile ZolaNovel
• Katharine KimProducer
• Nam Ki-moonProducer
• Joon H. ChoiProducer
• Bob SehProducer
• Kim Hak-beomProducer
• Ahn Soo-hyunProducer
• Miky LeeExecutive Producer

THIRST Official Int'l Main TrailerOfficial Trailer

Release date

April 30, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

R

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$13,085,023

Genres

Drama, Horror, Thriller

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