The Host
(Gwoemul)
Synopsis
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 ( KO A-sung), 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…
A movie directed by Joon-ho Bong
2006 - 120 minutes - Color - 1.85
Main Cast
- Park Gang-Doo
- Park Hie-bong
- Park Nam-il
- Park Nam-Joo
- Park Hyun-seo
- The Monster (voice)
- Se-jin
- Se-joo
- Homeless Man
- Donald
- U.S. Senator
- ...
- Additional Voices (voice)
- US Doctor trying to operate Gang-Du
- ...
Production
Distributors
- Magnolia Pictures (Usa)
Box-office
Budget
$12 000 000
Worldwide Box-office
$92 618 000
Also Known As
- Monster (inc)
- The Host 3D (inc)
Release dates
- July 27, 2006
- November 10, 2006
- March 09, 2007
- March 30, 2007
More release dates…
- August 08, 2006 (Melbourne International Film Festival)
- March 08, 2007
- July 27, 2006
- October 10, 2011 (Pusan International Film Festival)
- November 10, 2006
- September 29, 2006 (New York Film Festival)
- January 26, 2007 (Santa Barbara Film Festival)
- March 03, 2007 (Gasparilla Film Festival)
- March 09, 2007
- March 30, 2007
- April 15, 2010 (Wisconsin Film Festival)