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BAK-JWI (THIRST)

Movie Picture

In Competition
Directed by :
PARK Chan-Wook 
Country:
KOREA (South)
Year:
2009
Duration:
133.00 minutes
  • Jury Prize Ex-aequo, 2009

Synopsis

Sang-hyun is a beloved and admired priest in a small town, who devotedly serves at a local hospital.
He goes to Africa to volunteer as a test subject in an experiment to find a vaccine to the new deadly infectious disease
caused by Emmanuel Virus (E.V.). During the experiment, he is infected by the E.V. and dies.
But transfusion of some unidentified blood miraculously brings him back to life, and unbeknownst to him, it has also turned him into a vampire.
After his return home, news of Sang-hyun's recovery from E.V. spreads and people start believing he has the gift of healing and flock to receive his prayers.
From those who come to him, Sang-hyun meets a childhood friend named Kang-woo and his wife Tae-ju. Sang-hyun is immediately drawn to Tae-ju.
Tae-ju gets attracted to Sang-hyun, who now realizes he has turned into a vampire, and they begin a secret love affair.
Sang-hyun asks Tae-ju to run away with him but she turns him down. Instead, she tries to involve Sang-hyun in a plot to kill Kang-woo...

Press kit download (PDF)

Chan-Wook PARK
PARK Chan-Wook

Credits

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Contacts and useful links

Production

MOHO FILM - 4th Floor, DSR Terrace,62-1 Ehwa-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul 110-500, Corée T : +82 2 3675 4430 - wonjo@moho.co.kr CO-COPYRIGHT OWNER : CJ ENTERTAINMENTL (COREE (Sud)) CO-COPYRIGHT OWNER : FOCUS FEATURE INTERNATIONAL (ETATS-UNIS)

Distribution

WILD SIDE FILMS en association avec LE PACTE - T : +33 (0)1 42 25 80 00 - mchiche@wildside.fr - www.wildside.fr

French press

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The Official Selection 2009

In Competition