Bong Hits

The Host

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When a young girl is snatched away from her father by a horrifying giant monster that emerges from the River Han to wreak havoc on Seoul, her entire family sets out to locate the beast and bring their little girl back home to safety. Along with his slow-witted eldest son, Gang-du; Gang-du's young daughter, Hyun-seo; archery champion daughter Nam-joo; and unemployed, shirker son, Nam-il, Hee-Bong has managed to maintain a close relationship with his family despite the hardships that come with being a single father. When a rampaging fiend erupts from the Han and throws the city of Seoul into a state of emergency, Gang-du is heartbroken to see his precious little girl scooped up by the scaly creature and spirited away to an unknown destination. This is one family that always sticks together, though, and as the rest of the city denizens scramble to take cover, Hee-bong, Gang-du, Nam-joo, and Nam-il set out to prove that they're not letting their little girl go without a fight. As viscerally pleasing as it is intellectually satisfying, The Host combines scares, laughs, and satire into a riveting monster movie.

Part of Bong Hits, a 5-film celebration of the work of contemporary Korean master Bong Joon Ho. Other titles in the series include Memories of Murder (May 4), Mother (May 8), Okja (May 18), and the Academy Award-winning Parasite (May 25).

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Cast: Kang Ho Song, Hee Bong Byun, Hae Il Park

Director: Bong Joon Ho

Written by: Bong Joon Ho

Rated: R

Duration: 120 min

Released: 2006

Genre: Horror

Original Language: Korean

Subtitles: Subtitled

Country: South Korea