The Host (2006)

R
119 min
Action
July 27, 2006

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The Host Prequel Plot Details Revealed

The storyline and other tidbits are brought to light.

Jan 10, 2008

The Host Crashes on to DVD July 24

Film to be available in Standard DVD and Blu-ray.

Evan JacobsApr 23, 2007

Bong Joon-ho Scares the World with The Host [Exclusive]

The director breaks down the themes and ideas behind one of the most original monster films in years.

Evan JacobsMar 22, 2007

The Host Review

The Host isn't the greatest monster movie I have ever screened, but it's certainly one that stays with you and is destined to be remembered as a solid installment in the monster film genre.

Evan JacobsMar 6, 2007

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Release Date

July 27, 2006

Director

Bong Joon-ho

Writers

Chul-hyun Baek
Bong Joon-ho
Won-jun Ha

Cast

Kang-ho Song
Hie-bong Byeon
Hae-il Park
Doona Bae
Ah-sung Ko
David Joseph Anselmo

Official Website

hostmovie.com

The Host Synopsis

The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival, "The Host," the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director Bong Joon-ho, has already garnered a substantial amount of international buzz. Utilizing state-of-the-art special effects courtesy of a creative partnership between Weta Workshop ("King Kong," "The Lord of the Rings") and The Orphanage ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Sin City"), "The Host" is equal parts creature-feature thrill ride and poignant human drama.

Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) works at a food-stand on the banks of the Han River. Dozing on the job, he is awakened by his daughter, Hyun-seo ( Ah-sung Ko), who is angry with him for missing a teacher-parent meeting at school. As Gang-du walks out to the riverbank with a delivery, he notices that a large crowd of people has gathered, taking pictures and talking about something hanging from the Han River Bridge. The otherwise idyllic landscape turns suddenly to bedlam when a terrifying creature climbs up onto the riverbank and begins to crush and eat people. Gang-du and his daughter run for their lives but suddenly the thing grabs Hyun-seo and disappears back into the river. The government announces that the thing apparently is the Host of an unidentified virus. Having feared the worst, Gang-du receives a phone call from his daughter who is frightened, but very much alive. Gang-du makes plans to infiltrate the forbidden zone near the Han River to rescue his daughter from the clutches of the horrifying Host...