Thirst (Bakjwi) is the new film by Park Chan-wook, famed director of Oldboy, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance and Lady Vengeance. Just like Sweden's Let The Right One In, Chan-wook tackles the vampire genre with a huge dose of creativity and fun. Thirst is being billed as a love story, and it kinda is, but if you're a horror fan do not let that detract you from watching this film. Just like his other 3 films, Chan-wook fills the film with blood, gore, violence and dark, sarcastic humor. The story follows a Catholic priest (Song Kang-ho) who volunteers to be a test subject for a group of researches who are trying to cure a disease. The experiment results in him accidentally turning into a vampire, who needs blood to keep himself healthy and keep the disease at bay. He ends up falling in love with a married woman, who appears unhappy and eager to get away from her meaningless life. The theme of morality is brought up repeatedly, as the priest finds himself struggling with his religious beliefs vs. his newfound desires for blood and pleasures of the flesh. The film follows him down his dark, twisted path, and it's a very satisfying journey. Park Chan-wook has a terrific ability to study the dark corners of the human heart, and Thirst continues on the dark path that his other films explored. Thirst is currently playing at independent movie theatres, so if you have a chance to catch it don't miss it!