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

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Also Known As

  • Monster (inc)
  • The Host 3D (inc)

Release dates

  • July 27, 2006
  • November 10, 2006
  • March 09, 2007
  • March 30, 2007
  • 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)