The Host

Joon-ho Bong
South Korea 2006, 119′

Gang-du works at a food-stand on the banks of the Han River. The idyllic landscape suddenly turns 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 creature grabs the child and disappears back into the river. The government announces that the monstrous thing apparently is the Host of an unidentified virus.


Gang-du works at a food-stand on the banks of the Han River. The idyllic landscape suddenly turns 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 creature grabs the child and disappears back into the river. The government announces that the monstrous thing apparently is the Host of an unidentified virus.

Sceneggiatura_Screenplay
Chul-hyun Baek, Joon-ho Bong, Won-jun Ha
Fotografia_Cinematography
Kim Hyung-goo
Montaggio_Editing
un Min Kim
Musiche_Music
Byeongwoo Lee
Interpreti_Cast
Song Kang-ho, Park Hae-il, Bae Doo-na, Ko A-sung
Produttore_Producer
Neung-yen Jo
Distribuzione_Distribution
Shochiku
Sito ufficiale_Official website
www.hostmovie.com

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