Thirst (Bakjwi)

THIRST is a vampire film with a twist. A devout, good-natured priest (Song), loved by the local community, volunteers to take part in a medical experiment seeking to cure a terrible disease. The experiment fails, and, after seemingly coming back from the dead and being heralded as a hero, the priest begins to suffer a craving for human blood. As changes in his mind and body lead him into a lustful affair with the wife of one of his oldest friends – tired of the monotony of her life – the priest descends further and further into acts of depravity, completing his transformation from an agent of good to a being of evil, as he clings desperately to his final shreds of humanity. THIRST presents a new take on the archetypal story, with plenty of dark humour.

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