Quick Facts
DirectorBong Joon Ho
Runtime2h 0m · R
GenresDrama · Horror · Science-fiction
Release2006-07-27
Film
The Host
2006· R· 2h 0m· Drama· Horror· Science-fiction
“Man has made his newest predator.”
In Park Jun-ho’s “The Host,” a grotesque, squid-like creature erupts from Seoul’s Han River, prompting a family’s frantic search for the teenage girl it abducts. The film’s grotesque monster and harrowing chase through the city’s underbelly are a grotesque yet exhilarating spectacle, blending social commentary with familial drama. With a relentless energy and a scathing critique of South Korean bureaucracy, “The Host” is a grotesque, darkly humorous tale of monsters and the monsters within.
2006-07-27
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Key Crew
DirectorBong Joon Ho
ScreenplayBaek Chul-hyun
ProducerCho Neung-yeon
Director of PhotographyKim Hyung-koo
Original Music ComposerLee Byung-woo
EditorKim Sun-min
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released2006-07-27
Runtime2h 0m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosChungeorahm Film · Showbox
Budget$11M
Box office$88M
LanguagesEnglish · Korean
CountriesSouth Korea
Rating7.0/10 · 3188 votes
Original languageko
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