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Thirst (2009)

Thirst is a 2009 South Korean horror film written, produced and directed by Park Chan-wook. It is loosely based on the novel Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola. The film won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Thirst is the first mainstream Korean film to feature full-frontal adult male nudity (but not the first-ever commercially released South Korean film to do so: that distinction goes to the 2006 film No Regret). source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirst_(2009_film) Sang-hyun, a priest working for a hospital, selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project intended to eradicate a deadly virus. However, the virus eventually takes over the priest. He nearly dies, but makes a miraculous recovery by an accidental transfusion of vampire blood. He realizes his sole reason for living: the pleasures of the flesh. Written by Pusan International Film Festival. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762073/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** ...