---
title: 'Thirst (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Park Chan-wook'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 133
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'South Korea'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/thirst-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762073/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Thirst (2009)

2009 · R · 133 min · Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance · South Korea

Original title: 박쥐

## Synopsis

Thirst is a 2009 horror film written, produced and directed by Park Chan-wook. Based on the 1867 novel Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola, 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, the wife of his childhood friend.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Park Chan-wook](https://cinepixo.com/people/park-chan-wook)
- **Screenplay:** [Park Chan-wook](https://cinepixo.com/people/park-chan-wook)
- **Producer:** [Park Chan-wook](https://cinepixo.com/people/park-chan-wook)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jo Yeong-wook](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-yeong-wook)
- **Director of Photography:** [Chung Chung-Hoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/chung-chung-hoon)
- **Editor:** [Kim Sang-bum](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-sang-bum)

## Cast

- [Eriq Ebouaney](https://cinepixo.com/people/eriq-ebouaney)
- [Shin Ha-kyun](https://cinepixo.com/people/shin-ha-kyun)
- [Kim Ok-vin](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-ok-vin)
- [Song Kang-ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/song-kang-ho)
- [Park In-hwan](https://cinepixo.com/people/park-in-hwan)
- [Oh Dal-su](https://cinepixo.com/people/oh-dal-su)

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Official site: http://www.thirstmovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/thirst-2009
Film facts: Wikidata (Q483780); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.