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Bakjwi (2009) -- A failed medical experiment turns a man of faith into a vampire with a taste for more than just blood. Taking a lover, the couple's desires turn them into mass murderers.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   1,970 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Seo-Gyeong Jeong (writer)
Chan-wook Park (writer)
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Release Date:
30 April 2009 (South Korea) more
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Plot:
A failed medical experiment turns a man of faith into a vampire. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
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(63 articles)
DVD releases for Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
 (From QuietEarth. 17 November 2009, 3:26 PM, PST)

This Week on DVD: Star Trek, Bruno, Thirst
 (From FilmJunk. 17 November 2009, 8:59 AM, PST)

User Comments:
A solid, very enjoyable vampire movie more (22 total)

Cast

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Kang-ho Song ... Priest Sang-hyeon
Ok-vin Kim ... Tae-joo
Hae-sook Kim ... Lady Ra
Ha-kyun Shin ... Kang-woo
In-hwan Park ... Priest Noh
Dal-su Oh ... Yeong-doo
Young-chang Song ... Seung-dae
Mercedes Cabral ... Evelyn

Eriq Ebouaney ... Immanuel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hee-jin Choi ... Nurse
Woo-seul-hye Hwang ... Girl with a whistle
Hwa-ryong Lee ... Professor Ku
Mi-ran Ra ... Nurse Yu
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Thirst (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Evil Live (International: English title) (working title)
Untitled Chan-wook Park Project (International: English title) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for graphic bloody violence, disturbing images, strong sexual content, nudity and language.
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133 min | South Korea:145 min (director's cut)
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2.35 : 1 more
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References Sam gang yi (2004) more
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Ich habe genug more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
A solid, very enjoyable vampire movie, 11 July 2009
7/10
Author: missjesselle

Do you like vampires? Forget the sappy Twilight and watch this South Korean take on this immortal topic.

A good priest is inadvertently infected with a disease that urges him to drink human blood lest he should succumb to it. Sounds pretty archetypal, right? It is. It is also quite innovative in the way it incorporates other classic themes into it. Thus we can enjoy the good vs. evil inner turmoil, the innocent love interest, the evil stepmother, the idiotic and abusive husband, the wise mentor ... all of these themes are introduced and subsequently reversed and re-examined.

Although this film is rather long for its genre, there is not a single dry (pun intended) moment. There is a minimum of cheap "heavy breathing, mortal danger lurks behind the corner" scenes, while there is a lot of actual blood sucking and sex (and both at the same time). It is not scary as it is at times abhorrent, but still, intriguingly so. Also, mahjong is played repeatedly.

An undercurrent of dark humor flows throughout the movie and keeps it refreshing.

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