Thirst
NB! Additional Screening Sunday 27th Sep at 6.30pm, Kino Engel 2
Emile Zola meets New Age vampirism. Setup is strong, as Sang-hyeon (Song Kang-ho), a well-liked priest in a small town who works at the local hospital, contracts and dies from the deadly Emmanuel virus after volunteering in a project to discover a vaccine. After being brought back to life by a blood transfusion, he gradually realizes he’s been turned into a vampire, which gives him an extremely healthy sexual appetite but also requires regular doses of blood to keep his skin free of small boils.
The major surprise is 22-year-old actress-model Kim Okvin, whose doll-like features made her the perfect underdog in the campy high school musical ”Dasepo Naughty Girls”. Here, she puts to rest any doubts about her ability to take on a challenging role, throwing herself into topless sex scenes and vampiric munching with a lusty, bad-girl abandon.
– DEREK ELLEY, VARIETY
Visually arresting vampire movie looks certain to create a stir: adopting a more lyrical mode than before, this complex and supremely inventive work sees the fi lmmaker back on top form.
– DARCY PAQUET, SCREEN DAILY
Duration: 133 min
Dialogue: English, Korean
Subtitles: English
