From the Acclaimed Director of Cult Classic Old Boy Comes the Cannes Film Festival's Jury Prize Winner

From the Acclaimed Director of Cult Classic Old Boy Comes the Cannes Film Festival's Jury Prize Winner

THIRST ON DVD NOVEMBER 17, 2009 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT "A MAD LOVE STORY" - Richard Corliss, Time Magazine "DARING, OPERATIC AND BLOODY FUNNY" - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- OVERVIEW: From one of the world's most provocative filmmakers, Park Chan-wook, director of the smash hit Old Boy, comes Thirst, a highly original, erotic tale about a priest-turned-vampire. Thirst, "A mad love story that is Park's richest, craziest most mature work yet," (Richard Corliss, Time Magazine) was awarded the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize in May 2009.

SYNOPSIS: Sang-hyun (Korean star Kang-ho, 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. The virus takes hold of the priest and a blood transfusion is provided, however, the blood is infected. Now, although Sang-hyun lives, he 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. Thirst is a truly wicked love story that takes classic vampire love to twisted new heights.

   TECHNICAL INFORMATION:   Street Date: November 17, 2009   Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment   Selection Number: 61108992   Price: $29.98 SRP   Running time: 2 Hours, 14 Minutes   Layers: Dual layer   Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen   Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1   Rating: R for graphic bloody violence, disturbing images,     strong sexual content, nudity and language   Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French   Sound: Korean Dolby Digital 5.1    CAST AND FILMMAKERS:   Cast: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-vin, Kim Hae-sook, Shin Ha-Kyun,     Park In-hwan, Oh Dal-su, Song Young-chang, Mercedes Cabral,     Eriq Ebouaney   Directed By: Park Chan-wook   Written By: Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung   Produced By: Park Chan-wook, Ahn Soo-hyun   Director of Photography: Chung Chung-hoon   Production Designer: Ryu Seong-hie   Music By: Cho Young-uk   Costume Design By: Cho Sang-kyung    For artwork, please log on to our website at www.ushepublicity.com   

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