Sang Hyun is a priest who volunteers his time conducting his ministry to patients in a small town hospital. Although well respected for his strong faith and dedicated service to those around him, he suffers from overwhelming feelings of doubt and despair about living in a world that seems to be drowning in suffering and death. With the hope of saving even one life, he volunteers to participate in a risky experiment in Africa and ends up contracting the deadly Eve virus. With the transfusion of a mysterious blood, Sang Hyun then comes back to life as a vampire. Upon his arrival back in South Korea, news of his miraculous recovery spreads quickly, and devoted parishioners, thinking that he has the gift of healing, flock to his services. Among the visitors are Kangwoo, Sang Hyun's childhood friend, and his family. Later, Kang Woo invites Sang Hyun to join the weekly mahjong night at his house, and there Sang Hyun finds himself dangerously drawn to Kang Woo's wife, Tae Ju. Living with her sick husband and his over-protective mother, Tae Ju leads a dreary, unhappy life. She is drawn to Sang Hyun and his strange new physicality, and he is unable to resist his desire. So they begin an affair. But when Tae Ju discovers the truth about his new life, she retreats in fear, only at first. When Sang Hyun asks her to run away with him, she turns him down, suggesting that they kill her impotent husband instead.

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  Song Kang Ho (Sang Hyun)

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  Shin Ha Kyun (Kang-Woo)

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  Kim Ok Bin (Tae-ju)

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  Oh Dal Su (Young Du)

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  Park In Hwan (Old Priest)

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  Hwang Woo Seul Hye (Unknown)

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• Mar 14, 2012 1 of 1 episodes seen

  MonikaB
  6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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  Not Perfect, But Still Good
  I came to this film because it's a Park Chan-Wook work and because of Song Kang-Ho. I wasn't disappointed in either. The supporting cast, especially Kim Ok-Bin, did a great job. This was a dark, comic, vampire love story and I enjoyed the many levels of the film. This movie is not for everyone: it's long, it lulls at points, and it's brutal and sexy. THIRST is definitely original and worth watching to the end.

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• Dec 28, 2011 1 of 1 episodes seen

  melineli
  3 of 9 people found this review helpful
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  This movie seemed so interesting from reading the synopsis, but then I rented it and after the first hour of this two and a half hour movie I found myself wanting to take a snooze.
  
  Literally, the plot jumps around so much it's hard to keep track of who is doing what, and what is going on. I was confused most of the time, and also quite bored. It was hard for me to even finish this movie and it seemed like it dragged on and on...
  
  My advice is: If you have 2 and a half hours that you want to waste go ahead a watch it. If not then don't even bother.

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