Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.
- Awards
- 17 wins & 20 nominations
- Tae-ju
- (as Kim Ok-vin)
- Nurse Sa
- (as Hee-jin Choi)
- Emmanuel Research Director
- (as Eriq Ebouney)
- Emmanuel Research Nun
- (as Onthatile Peele)
- Grandfather
- (as Jong-ryol Choi)
- Investigator
- (as Cheol-woo Han)
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Storyline
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- TriviaThe movie borrows many elements from Émile Zola's novel Thérèse Raquin. Tae-ju is named after Thérèse and Lady Ra is named after Madame Raquin.
- Quotes
Priest Sang-hyeon: Grant me the following in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Like a leper rotting in flesh, let all avoid me. Like a cripple without limbs, let me not move freely. Remove my cheeks, tht tears may not roll down them. Crush my lips and tongue, that I may not sin with them. Pull out my nails, that I may not grasp nothing. Let my shoulders and back be bent, that I may carry nothing. Like a man with tumor in the head let me lack judgment. Ravage my body sworn to chastity leave me with no pride, and have me live in shame. Let no one pray for me. But only the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.
- Alternate versionsOn the South Korean and French Blu-ray editions, there is a director's cut featuring 13 minutes of new footage, including extended versions of many scenes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Ugly Truth/G-Force/Orphan (2009)
If you have seen Wook's previous works/movies you know he is very visual (in a good way) and it shows again here. While it strays away from the vengeance theme of his prior movies on the surface, it still has quite some heat hidden underneath. And when that boils, quite a few bad things start to happen. But through all that dark, there also moments of light (fun) to be had too. A very stylistic and though provoking movie, that lives outside the mainstream and does a very good job ...
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- Bat
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- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $318,574
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $55,889
- Aug 2, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $13,085,023
- Runtime2 hours 14 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1