Park Chan-wook

Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-vin,

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 boxoffice
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 Jung Seo-kyung.

Sang-hyun (played by top Korean star Song Kang-ho, of The Host) 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.