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Also known as 박쥐, Bakjwi
2009 film by Park Chan-wook
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7.1A 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.
Released: 2009-04-30134 minDir: Park Chan-wookDrama, Horror, ThrillerBudget: $5.0MBox office: $13.1M
Cast
- Song Kang-ho as Priest Sang-hyeon
- Kim Ok-vin as Tae-ju
- Kim Hae-sook as Lady Ra
- Shin Ha-kyun as Kang-woo
- Park In-hwan as Priest Noh
- Song Young-chang as Seung-dae
Themes
- vampire
- priest
- self mutilation
- childhood friends
- blood transfusion
- confessional
- catholic guilt
- lesion
- jumping off a building
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- South Korea
- Original language
- Korean
- Based on
- Thérèse Raquin
- Main subject
- sin
- Director
- Park Chan-wook
- Screenwriter
- Park Chan-wook
- Cast member
- Park In-hwan
- Composer
- Jo Yeong-wook
- Producer
- Park Chan-wook
- Cinematographer
- Chung Chung-Hoon
- Narrative location
- South Korea
- Duration
- 133
- FilmAffinity ID
- 332357
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thirstmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2009-08-07
- title
- 박쥐
- after a work by
- Émile Zola
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Kim Sang-bum
- set in period
- 2000s
- narrative motif
- vampire
- review score
- 73/100
- box office
- 11950322
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