Tag:Thirst

We have been treated to an absolutely fantastic year in terms of Asian movies. Not only have we had splendid art house movies such as Like You Know It All and Love Exposure, but we’ve also had the weird and wonderful in Yatterman and of course the first attempt by Korea at taking on the vampire movie genre with the excellent Thirst.

Its also been a return to form for Hong Kong movies, such as Accident, City of Life and Death and Overheard. Its not just the usual movie producing nations which have been producing classics either, we’ve also seen incredbile movies from Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines.
We have finally come down to the top 8 movies this year from an original list of over 30 movies from various Asian countries.

‘Thirst’ is the Korean take on the vampire craze that is sweeping through the western world. This horror/drama movie takes a new look at vampirism and its causes and effects so that while it’s not exactly groundbreaking, it is at least a new angle on the sub-genre of vampires.

Thirst Movie Trailer Park Chan-wook

Winner of the 2009 Cannes Jury Prize.

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…