Thirst (2009 film)

Thirst
Thirst
	Theatrical release poster
Korean name
Hangul	박쥐
Revised Romanization	Bakjwi
McCune–Reischauer	Pakchwi
Directed by	Park Chan-wook
Screenplay by	Park Chan-wook; Jeong Seo-kyeong
Based on	Thérèse Raquin; by Émile Zola
Produced by	Park Chan-wook; Ahn Soo-hyun
Starring	Song Kang-ho; Kim Ok-bin;
Cinematography	Chung Chung-hoon
Edited by	Kim Sang-bum; Kim Jae-bum
Music by	Jo Yeong-wook
Production; company	Moho Films
Distributed by	Focus Features (US); CJ Entertainment (South Korea);
Release date	30 April 2009;
Running time	134 minutes
Countries	South Korea; United States;
Languages	Korean; English;
Box office	US$13 million

Thirst (Korean: 박쥐; literally "bat") is a 2009 horror film written, produced and directed by Park Chan-wook. Based on the 1867 novel Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola,^[5] the film stars Song Kang-ho as Sang-hyun, a Catholic priest who turns into a vampire as a result of a failed medical experiment, and falls in love with Tae-ju (Kim Ok-bin), the wife of his childhood friend (Shin Ha-kyun).^[6]

An international co-production of South Korea and the United States, Thirst was released in South Korea on 30 April 2009, where it was a commercial success. It received generally positive reviews from critics and won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where it was also nominated for the Palme d'Or.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Thirst (2009)". AFI Feature Film Catalog. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ Sunhee, Han (4 May 2009). "Koreans drink Thirst at box office". Variety. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "THIRST (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
^ Thirst tops Korean box office over holiday weekend Archived 21 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Screen Daily, 2009/05/05. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
^ "THIRST (BAK-JWI, 2009)—Interview with Park Chan-wook". Twitch. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
^ "Bloody Disgusting Horror – "Thirst (Kr)" Movie Info". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.

[afi-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Thirst (2009)". AFI Feature Film Catalog. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[2] Sunhee, Han (4 May 2009). "Koreans drink Thirst at box office". Variety. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[3] "THIRST (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

[4] Thirst tops Korean box office over holiday weekend Archived 21 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Screen Daily, 2009/05/05. Retrieved 26 September 2009.

[5] "THIRST (BAK-JWI, 2009)—Interview with Park Chan-wook". Twitch. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.

[6] "Bloody Disgusting Horror – "Thirst (Kr)" Movie Info". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.

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