THIRST (South Korea)
The Story:
Sang-hyun (Song Kang-ho), a small town beloved and admired priest who serves devotedly at a hospital, volunteers for the new infectious disease, F.I.V.’s, vaccine development experiment and goes to Africa.
The experiment fails and Sang-hyun gets infected by F.I.V. but he ends up being miraculously cured and returns home. News of Sang-hyun’s cure from F.I.V. spreads and people start believing he has the gift of healing and flock to receive his prayers. From those who come to him, Sang-yun meets a childhood friend named Kang-woo (Sin Ha-gyoon) and his wife Tae-ju (Kim Ok-bin).Sang-hyun is immediately drawn to Tae-ju. One day, Sang-hyun coughs up blood, dies, and comes back to life the next day as a vampire.
Tae-ju gets attracted to Sang-hyun, turned vampire, and they have a secret love affair. Sang-hyun asks Tae-ju to run away with him but she turns him down. Instead, they plot to kill Kang-woo.
Starring:
Song Kang-ho, Shn Ha-goon, Kim Ok-bin and Eriq Ebouaney
Directed By:
Park Chan-Wook
Release:
2009
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