- HD 1080
- Runtime: 134m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ko
- Country: South Korea
- Director: Park Chan-wook
- Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-vin, Kim Hae-sook, Shin Ha-kyun, Park In-hwan
- keywords: vampire, priest, self mutilation, childhood friends, blood transfusion, confessional, catholic guilt, lesion, jumping off a building
- Production_studio: Moho Film
- Slogan: Lusting after sinful pleasures.
- The Thirst is featured in the top rankings of 2009
- #75 in Top Drama Movies of 2009
- #16 in Top Thriller Movies of 2009
- #3 in Top Horror Movies of 2009
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. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.
