Thirst
“Lusting after sinful pleasures.”
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.
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Cast
24 people
Song Kang-ho
Priest Sang-hyeon
Known for
Parasite
Snowpiercer
Kim Ok-vin
Tae-ju
Known for
The Villainess
Love to Hate You
Kim Hae-sook
Lady Ra
Known for
My Demon
Pinocchio
Shin Ha-kyun
Kang-woo
Known for
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
The Villainess
Park In-hwan
Priest Noh
Known for
Navillera
The Quiet Family
Song Young-chang
Seung-dae
Known for
Squid Game
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Oh Dal-su
Yeong-doo
Known for
Squid Game
Oldboy
Ériq Ebouaney
Immanuel
Known for
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Hitman
Seo Dong-soo
Hyo-seong
Known for
Voice of Silence
Tazza: The High Rollers
Choi Hee-jin
Nurse Sa
Known for
The Silent Sea
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Ra Mi-ran
Nurse Yu
Known for
The Heirs
The Good Bad Mother
Lee Hwa-ryong
Doctor Koo
Known for
Snowdrop
Angel's Last Mission: Love
Park Chan-wook Director · Chung Seo-kyung Screenplay Émile Zola Author
Director Screenplay
Park Chan-wook
Screenplay
Chung Seo-kyung
Author
Émile Zola
Composer
Cho Young-wuk
Composer
Hong Dae-sung
Composer
Lee Jeong-hee
Cinematographer
Chung Chung-hoon
Cinematographer
Yu Eok
Editor
Kim Sang-bum
Editor
Kim Jae-beom
Production designer
Ryu Seong-hie
Costume designer
Cho Sang-kyung
Costume designer
Choi Se-yeon
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $5M · United States release July 31, 2009
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,085,023
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Moho Film
Production
Focus Features
Studio
Benex Movie Expert Fund
Production
CJ ENM Films & Television
Production
Company K Movie Asset Fund No. 1
Production
Focus Features International (FFI)
Production
Green Non-Life Insurance Company
Production
MVP Capital Culture Investment Fund
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
박쥐
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
English · French · Korean
Release dates
South Korea · April 30, 2009
Theatrical
United States · July 31, 2009
Theatrical
France
May 14, 2009 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 30, 2009 · Theatrical
August 3, 2010 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
August 4, 2010 · Physical
August 26, 2010 · Digital · VOD
November 2, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
October 15, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
March 11, 2010 · Theatrical
June 16, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Japan
November 29, 2009 · Digital
Norway
October 25, 2009 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
December 26, 2009 · Theatrical
Russia
April 1, 2010 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 16, 2009 · Theatrical
January 25, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
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