If there’s a “must see” movie this summer, it’s Chan-Wook Park’s THIRST. For me, at least/. (Check out our own JimmyO’s review right HERE.) As we near its release date, Focus Features has finally announced where you’ll be able to catch the OLDBOY director’s new vampire flick.
THIRST opens in New York, L.A. and San Francisco on JULY 31st. Have no fear, those who don’t live in those cities: THIRST will expand in the following weeks, hitting Washington D.C, Atlanta, Chicago, and Austin – among others. To see the entire release schedule over HERE.
Sang-hyun (played by top Korean star Song Kang-ho, of The Host) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus. But the virus takes the priest, and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives – but now exists as a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, Sang-hyun’s faith is further strained when a childhood friend’s wife, Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin), comes to him asking for his help in escaping her life. Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins.