Thirst

About Thirst

A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life.

Thirst is a 2009 horror thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook. Released in April 2009, it runs 134 minutes.

The film is filed under priest, childhood friends, self mutilation, and blood transfusion.

Song Kang-ho takes the lead as Priest Sang-hyeon, Kim Ok-vin as Tae-ju, Kim Hae-sook as Lady Ra, and Shin Ha-kyun as Kang-woo. The screenplay is by Chung Seo-kyung and Park Chan-wook. Produced by Moho Film.

From Dusk Till Dawn, Vampires, and Bad Education make useful companions to Thirst, all filed under vampire. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 1,125 votes and it carries a R rating.