The Host (2006)

Movie Details

Title

The Host

Original Title

괴물

Genres

Horror, Drama, Science Fiction, K Horror, Kaiju

Tagline

Monsters are real.

Release Date

27 July 2006

Overview

Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in her aunt Nam-joo's archery tournament on TV. Meanwhile, outside of the snack bar, people are fascinated by an unidentified object hanging onto a bridge. In an instant, the object reveals itself as a terrifying creature turning the riverbank into a gruesome sea of blood¡¦ Amid the chaos, Hyun-seo is helplessly snatched up by the creature right before Gang-du's eyes. These unforeseen circumstances render the government powerless to act. But receiving a call of help from Hyun-seo, the once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue their beloved Hyun-seo.

Director

Bong Joon-ho

Actors

Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doo-na, Go Ah-sung, Oh Dal-su, Lee Jae-eung, Lee Dong-Ho, Yoon Je-moon, Kim Roi-ha, Park No-sik, Koh Soo-hee, Yim Pil-sung, David Anselmo, Scott Wilson, Paul Lazar, Brian Lee, Yoo Yeon-soo, Kim Choo-wol, Lee Eung-jae, Lee Seung-jin

Writer

—

Author

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Producer

Choi Yong-bae, Junyoung Jang

Director of Photography

Kim Hyung-ku

Original Music Composer

Lee Byung-woo

Country

 South Korea

Languages

한국어/조선말

Runtime

1 h 59 min

Production

Cineclick Asia, Happinet Pictures, CJ Capital Investment, Chungeorahm Film

Budget

$11,000,000

Certification

R

Revenue

$88,489,643

IMDB

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