Metrodome to release Park's 'Thirst'

July 08, 2009 U.K. distributor Metrodome is to release Park Chan Wook's Cannes jury prize winner "Thirst" in the U.K., as part of an overall deal with Palisades Tartan that gives Metrodome rights to represent Tartan's TV and VOD library in the U.K. Joint winner of the 2009 Festival de Cannes Jury Prize, alongside Andrea Arnold's "Fishtank," "Thirst" tells the story of a failed medical experiment that turns a man of faith into a vampire. The Palisades Tartan catalog also includes such titles as Park Chan Wook's 2004 Cannes jury prize winner "Oldboy," and its art house division includes the complete works of Ingmar Bergman, Paul Verhoeven's "Black Book" and the James Spader/Maggie Gyllenhaal starrer "Secretary."

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