Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play A priest becomes a vampire another man&s wife is coveted a deadly seduction triggers murder Thirst is the new film from director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy Sympathy for Mr Vengeance Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) Already a boxoffice smash in Korea Thirst was honored with the Prix du Jury Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival Continuing his explorations of human existence in extreme circumstances the director spins a tale that he conceived & then developed over several years with co-screenwriter Chung Seo-kyung Sang-hyun (Song Kang-ho) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus But the virus takes the priest & a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him The blood he receives is infected so Sang-hyun lives
- but now exists as a vampire Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood Sang-hyun&s faith is further strained when a childhood friend&s wife Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin) comes to him asking for his help in escaping her life Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins Actors Kang-ho Song Ok-vin Kim Hae-sook Kim Ha-kyun Shin In-hwan Park Dal-su Oh Young-chang Song Mercedes Cabral & Eriq Ebouaney Director Park Chan-Wook Certificate 18 years & over Year 2009 Languages Korean Subtitles English Duration 2 hour & 13 minutes (approx)