Thirst (Bakjwi)

(focus features) Release Date: July 31, 2009 Director: Park Chan-wook Writer: Park Chan-wook Cast: Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Kim Ok-bi Plot: Beloved and devoted priest from a small town volunteers for a medical experiment which fails and turns him into a vampire. Physical and psychological changes lead to his affair with a wife of his childhood friend who is repressed and tired of her mundane life. The one-time priest falls deeper in despair and depravity. As things turns for worse, he struggles to maintain whats left of his humanity. Genre: Horror, Thriller IMDb: tt0762073 Website: www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/thirst