The Host (2007) (re)

About the film

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...

Bong Joon-ho’s 2007 horror The Host finds Song Kang-ho’s Gang-du racing to rescue his daughter from a monstrous creature that emerges from the Han River. Returning to theaters in XL at AMC, this R-rated genre entry is a must-see for fans of taut creature cinema.

Directed by

BONG JOON-HO

Starring

HIE-BONG BYEON, KANG-HO SONG

US release dates

1. Fri, Nov 20
   In theaters