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Thirst

Original title: Bakjwi
  • 20092009
  • RR
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
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Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
47K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,801
217
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Park Chan-wook
    • Writers
      • Émile Zola(inspired by "Thérèse Raquin")
      • Park Chan-wook(screenplay by)
      • Seo-kyeong Jeong(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Song Kang-ho
      • Kim Ok-bin
      • Hee-jin Choi
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Park Chan-wook
    • Writers
      • Émile Zola(inspired by "Thérèse Raquin")
      • Park Chan-wook(screenplay by)
      • Seo-kyeong Jeong(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Song Kang-ho
      • Kim Ok-bin
      • Hee-jin Choi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 143User reviews
    • 257Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 19 nominations

    Videos7

    Thirst -- Redband Trailer
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    Thirst -- Redband Trailer
    Thirst
    Clip 2:23
    Thirst
    Thirst -- "Can You Bend This?"
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    Thirst -- "Can You Bend This?"
    Thirst -- "Hospital Room"
    Clip 1:49
    Thirst -- "Hospital Room"
    Thirst -- "Shoes"
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    Thirst -- "Shoes"
    Thirst -- "Vampires Are Cuter Than I Thought'"
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    Thirst -- "Vampires Are Cuter Than I Thought'"
    Thirst -- "I'm Not Catholic"
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    Thirst -- "I'm Not Catholic"

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    Park Chan-wook in Thirst (2009)
    Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
    Song Kang-ho in Thirst (2009)
    Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
    Shin Ha-kyun and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
    Song Kang-ho and Mercedes Cabral in Thirst (2009)
    Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
    Park Chan-wook at an event for Thirst (2009)
    Park Chan-wook at an event for Thirst (2009)
    Thirst (2009)
    Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
    Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)

    Top cast

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    Song Kang-ho
    Song Kang-ho
    • Sang-hyun
    Kim Ok-bin
    Kim Ok-bin
    • Tae-ju
    • (as Kim Ok-vin)
    Hee-jin Choi
    • Nurse Sa
    Seo Dong-soo
    Seo Dong-soo
    • Hyo-sung
    Hwa-ryong Lee
    • Doctor Ku
    Ra Mi-ran
    Ra Mi-ran
    • Nurse Yu
    In-hwan Park
    In-hwan Park
    • Priest Roh
    • (as Park In-hwan)
    Eriq Ebouaney
    Eriq Ebouaney
    • Emmanuel Research Director
    • (as Eriq Ebouney)
    Thati Pele
    • Emmanuel Research Nun
    • (as Onthatile Peele)
    Jong-ryol Choi
    • Grandfather
    Yong-wan Goo
    • Devotee
    Hwang Woo-seul-hye
    Hwang Woo-seul-hye
    • Whistle Girl
    Kim Hae-sook
    Kim Hae-sook
    • Mrs. Ra
    Shin Ha-kyun
    Shin Ha-kyun
    • Kang-woo
    Dal-su Oh
    Dal-su Oh
    • Young-du
    • (as Oh Dal-su)
    Mercedes Cabral
    Mercedes Cabral
    • Evelyn
    Song Young-Chang
    Song Young-Chang
    • Seung-dae
    • (as Song Young-chang)
    Cheol-woo Han
    • Investigator
    • Director
      • Park Chan-wook
    • Writers
      • Émile Zola(inspired by "Thérèse Raquin")
      • Park Chan-wook(screenplay by)
      • Seo-kyeong Jeong(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The first mainstream Korean film to feature full-frontal male nudity
    • Quotes

      Priest Sang-hyeon: Grant me the following in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Like a leper rotting in flesh, let all avoid me. Like a cripple without limbs, let me not move freely. Remove my cheeks, tht tears may not roll down them. Crush my lips and tongue, that I may not sin with them. Pull out my nails, that I may not grasp nothing. Let my shoulders and back be bent, that I may carry nothing. Like a man with tumor in the head let me lack judgment. Ravage my body sworn to chastity leave me with no pride, and have me live in shame. Let no one pray for me. But only the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.

    • Alternate versions
      On the South Korean and French Blu-ray editions, there is a director's cut featuring 13 minutes of new footage, including extended versions of many scenes.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Ugly Truth/G-Force/Orphan (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Ich habe genug
      (Cantata BWV 82)

      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

    User reviews143

    Review
    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Unquenchable...
    Sang-hyun was a catholic priest, until his faith was challenged and then ceased, after taking a fusion, that removed his delusion, his appetite for blood has increased.

    Tae-ju has developed a miasma, after feeding on Sang-hyun's rich plasma, started out as some fun, but things can't be undone, after a vampiric feasting orgasma.

    A crimson wave of fornication and frivolity in a fabulously feverish fable of frustration.
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    • Jan 22, 2022

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 2009 (South Korea)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Korea
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (en)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Bat
    • Filming locations
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • CJ Entertainment
      • Focus Features International (FFI)
      • Benex Movie Expert Fund
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $318,574
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $55,889
      • Aug 2, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,085,023
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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