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Thirst
2009
· Movie
· 134 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2224
- IMDb #2028
- Metacritic #939
- Letterboxd #1153
- Metacritic Critics #1208
- Metacritic Audience #672
Every rating
44–80
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 44, highest is Google on 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A devout priest volunteers for a medical experiment that goes horribly wrong, infecting him with a vampiric virus. He is torn between his religious faith and his new unholy thirst for blood. His struggle is complicated when he becomes entangled with a childhood friend's wife, leading to a dangerous and bloody affair.
Details
- Director
- Park Chan-wook
- Writers
- Jeong Seo-kyeong, Park Chan-wook
- Based on
- Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola
- Studio
- Moho Film
- Released
- 30 April 2009
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $13.1M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 25 →1 major award won · 11 wins from 25 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2009 | Jury Prize | Thirst | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2009 | Palme d'Or | Thirst | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2010 | Best Visual Effects | Lee Seon-hyeong | Winner |
| Asian Film Awards 2010 | Best Cinematography | Chung Chung-hoon | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2010 | Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominee |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2010 | Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Nominee |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2010 | Best Film | Thirst | Nominee |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards 2009 | Best Lighting | Park Hyun-won | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Jury Prize | Thirst | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Thirst | Nominee |
Chunsa Film Art Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Winner |
| Best Director | Park Chan-wook | Winner |
| Best Lighting | Park Hyun-won | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Winner |
Blue Dragon Film Awards
10 nominations, 2 won
| Best Music | Jo Yeong-wook | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Winner |
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Ryu Seong-hui | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Chung Chung-hoon | Nominee |
| Best Director | Park Chan-wook | Nominee |
| Best Film | Thirst | Nominee |
| Best Lighting | Park Hyun-won | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Shin Ha-kyun | Nominee |
Director's Cut Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Winner |
| Best Director | Park Chan-wook | Winner |
Asian Film Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Lee Seon-hyeong | Winner |
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Chung Chung-hoon | Nominee |
Grand Bell Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Lighting | Park Hyun-won | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Nominee |
Baeksang Arts Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Nominee |
| Best Film | Thirst | Nominee |