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Thirst (2009)

For my latest, " What Movie Wednesday ," feature, I offered up three movies, and let people vote for which one I would watch, tweet along to, and review.  The three movies that were suggested were: " Legacy of Blood " (1971); " Orphan " (2009); and " Thirst " (2009)  People spoke, and the movie chosen was the 2009 Korean vampire movie, " Thirst ". Father Sang-hyun is a priest afflicted with doubts about the value of the work he does with the sick and the dying.  Wanting to do something truly meaningful, he volunteers for a medical experiment in search of a cure for a deadly virus.  Infected by the virus, Sang-hyun receives a blood transfusion, and miraculously recovers. Soon afterwards, he meets Tae-ju- a woman married to an old family friend of Sang-hyun's.  Their attraction to one another pulls them down a dark path of darkness, violence and death... I found " Thirst " to be a beautifully made movie.  Even t...