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The Host ( Korean : 괴물; Hanja : 怪物; RR : Gwoemul; lit. Monster) is a 2006 South Korean epic monster film directed and co-written by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung, it tells the story of a monster that kidnaps a man's daughter, and his attempts to rescue her.
- ₩11.8 billion, (US$11 million)
- July 27, 2006 (South Korea)
- Choi Yong-bae
- Lee Byung-woo
Mar 30, 2007 · The Host: Directed by Bong Joon Ho. With Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-Bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona. A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
- (129K)
- Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Bong Joon Ho
- 2007-03-30
The Host (Gwoemul) is a 2006 Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who gave us films like Madeo, Snowpiercer, and the Oscar-winning Parasite. The plot is centered on a family desperately trying to retrieve their daughter from the clutches of a monster that emerges from the Han river.
Synopsis. In 2000, an American military pathologist (Scott Wilson) is commanding a reluctant Korean assistant to violate protocol by dumping over 200 bottles of formaldehyde down the drain, leading into the Han River. Over the next few years, there are sightings of a strange amphibious creature in the water ways.
Mar 16, 2020 · Vincent Greene breaks down Bong Joon-ho's modern classic monster movie The Host (2006) and finds a satirical story of a family seeking redemption.
- Vincent Greene
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Mar 9, 2007 · Overview. A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her. Bong Joon-ho. Director, Screenplay. Hah Jun-won. Screenplay. Baek Chul-hyun. Screenplay. Full Cast & Crew. Reviews 1. Discussions 2.