South Korea Synopsis
박쥐
“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.
Audience Engagement
824 audience reviews — more than 98% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (98th percentile) outruns trending popularity (83th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Other Titles From CJ Entertainment
Drama + Horror in South Korea
13 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Thirst itself).
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
Thirst holds position #25 of 128 South Korea films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Thirst premiered alongside 36 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 14m runtime, production spent $37K per minute on screen and earned $98K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.
The 351st South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Thirst, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- self mutilation · 2
- blood transfusion · 1
- confessional · 1
- catholic guilt · 1
- lesion · 1
- jumping off a building · 1
- childhood friends · 17
- priest · 9
- vampire · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #569 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #396 of 868 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Korean, French, English |
| Production Companies | CJ Entertainment, Moho Film, Focus Features |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | April 30, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt0762073 |