Films

The Host

Name: The Host
Genre: Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 2006-07-27
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Ko Asung

괴물 · 2006

Released July 27, 200610,900,492 admissions (as of Oct 21)

1 hr 59 min
12+

Baeksang Arts Awards: Grand Prize

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Ended Oct 21

Crew

Bong Joon HoDirector · Writer
Baek Chul-hyunWriter
Kim Hyung-kooCinematography
Lee Byung-wooMusic

Cast

Song Kang-hoas 박강두
Byun Hee-bongas 박희봉
Park Hae-ilas 박남일
Bae Doonaas 박남주
Ko Asungas 박현서

Awards and festivals

Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Film 2006
Grand Bell Awards: Best Director Bong Joon Ho · 2007
Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Supporting Actor Byun Hee-bong · 2006
Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Actress Ko Asung · 2006

Critics' lists

Korean Film 100
Asian Cinema 100No. 88
Cahiers du cinéma top 10 2006No. 3

Distributor: 쇼박스
Genre: Horror, Drama, Science Fiction

Synopsis Trailer

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.