Lusting after sinful pleasures.
A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.
Director
Park Chan-wook
n/a
Screenplay
Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung
n/a
Release date
April 30, 2009
Top billed cast
Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-vin, Kim Hae-sook, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Young-chang
Production companies
CJ Entertainment, Moho Film, Focus Features
Keywords
vampire, priest, self mutilation, childhood friends, blood transfusion, confessional, catholic guilt, lesion, jumping off a building
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