Thirst (Foreign Film)

[Friday The 13th]

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Follows a beloved and devoted priest from a small town
volunteers for a medical experiment which fails and turns him into a vampire.
Physical and psychological changes lead to his affair with a wife of
his childhood friend who is repressed and tired of her mundane life.
The one-time priest falls deeper in despair and depravity.
As things turns for worse,
he struggles to maintain what's left of his humanity.

RELEASE DATE: July 31, 2009 (Limited) (Awaiting Release)

LANGUAGE
Korean

PRODUCED BY
CJ Entertainment
Focus Features
Universal Pictures
Moho Films

DIRECTED BY
Chan-wook Park

WRITTEN BY
Chan-wook Park
Seo-Gyeong Jeong

STARRING
Song Kang Ho
Kim Ok Bin
Mercedes Cabra
Sin Ha-gyoon
Kim Hae-sook

- Focus Features will distribute in '09.
- Universal Pictures and Focus Features are co-producing, making them the first US-based studios to back up a South Korean production before its local release.
- Produced by CJ Entertainment -- the largest entertainment company in Korea.
- Originally titled Evil Live, which is a direct reference to Chan-wook Park's vampire segment in Three...Extremes.
- Fans may recognize actor Kang-ho Song from The Host and Memories of Murder.
- Although the film will have horror elements, it's said that it will also contain bits of romance and drama.
- This is a South Korean film from writer/director Chan-wook Park, who fans may remember as the creator of the "Vengeance Trilogy," which included the incredibly popular Oldboy.