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Cannes Preview: Thirst
Posted May 15, 2009
Korea's premier director is no stranger to this prestigious film festival, having already won the Grand Prix Jury Prize in 2004 for iconic film for "Old Boy", receiving high praise from the then President of the Jury, director Quentin Tarantino,
Chan-wook Park is best known for films such as "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" and "Old Boy" and so when the news hit that's his next film would be a vampire story - his fans have been waiting patiently ever since.
The film stars Kang-ho Song, from The Host, as a well respected priest who is turned into a deranged killer seeking the blood of his victims after a medical experiment goes wrong.
Take a look at the official trailer below.
For more from Swide's Cannes Preview series see
Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds www.swide.com/Cannes-Preview--Inglourious-Basterds
Lars Von Trier's Anti-Christ www.swide.com/Cannes-Preview--The-Anti-Christ
Source & Photo Credit: Thirst
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