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Title: Thirst (2009)
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| Kang-ho Song | ... | Sang-hyun (as Song Kang-ho) | |
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Hee-jin Choi | ... | Nurse Sa |
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Dong-soo Seo | ... | Hyo-sung |
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Hwa-ryong Lee | ... | Doctor Ku |
| Mi-ran Ra | ... | Nurse Yu | |
| In-hwan Park | ... | Priest Roh (as Park In-hwan) | |
| Eriq Ebouaney | ... | Emmanuel Research Director (as Eriq Ebouney) | |
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Thati Pele | ... | Emmanuel Research Nun (as Onthatile Peele) |
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Jong-ryol Choi | ... | Grandfather |
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Yong-wan Goo | ... | Devotee |
| Hwang Woo-seul-hye | ... | Whistle Girl | |
| Kim Hae-sook | ... | Mrs. Ra | |
| Shin Ha-kyun | ... | Kang-woo | |
| Kim Ok-bin | ... | Tae-ju (as Kim Ok-vin) | |
| Dal-su Oh | ... | Young-du (as Oh Dal-su) | |
Sang-hyun, a priest working for a hospital, selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project intended to eradicate a deadly virus. However, the virus eventually takes over the priest. He nearly dies, but makes a miraculous recovery by an accidental transfusion of vampire blood. He realizes his sole reason for living: the pleasures of the flesh. Written by Pusan International Film Festival
No pun intended. I'm not going to spoil anything about the story, but it's safe to assume that you already know, what kind of character the main actor portrays. And of course being a priest while being "naughty" exaggerates all that. Plus this is the most erotic movie from Park Chan Wook yet.
If you have seen Wook's previous works/movies you know he is very visual (in a good way) and it shows again here. While it strays away from the vengeance theme of his prior movies on the surface, it still has quite some heat hidden underneath. And when that boils, quite a few bad things start to happen. But through all that dark, there also moments of light (fun) to be had too. A very stylistic and though provoking movie, that lives outside the mainstream and does a very good job ...