Thirst - (Park Chan Wook, 2009)

[Carn]

Beloved and devoted priest from a small town volunteers for a medical experiment which fails and turns him into a vampire. Physical and psychological changes lead to his affair with a wife of his childhood friend who is repressed and tired of her mundane life. The one-time priest falls deeper in despair and depravity. As things turns for worse, he struggles to maintain whats left of his humanity.

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-hyuns faith is further strained when a childhood friends 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.

Lees er wel aardige dingen over, en gezien ik Park's (of is het Chan Wook's? whatever) vorige films (o.a. Oldboy) goed kon verteren ga ik deze eens opsnorren.

[Dinalfos]

Song Kang-ho

Geweldig hoe hij dramatische rollen altijd van een subtiel laagje humor weet te voorzien en tóch geloofwaardig overkomt.

Ik heb hem gisteravond nog gezien in JSA en hij was weer het hoogtepunt.