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SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival, THE
HOST, the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary
director BONG Joon-ho, has already garnered a substantial
amount of international buzz. Utilizing state-of-the-art special
effects courtesy of a creative partnership between Weta Workshop
(King Kong, The Lord of the Rings) and The Orphanage (Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sin City), THE HOST is equal
parts creature-feature thrill ride and poignant human drama.
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…
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Magnolia Pictures (US)
Showbox (South Korea)
Release Date:
March 9, 2007 (Select Cities, US)
July 27, 2006 (South Korea)
RELATED LINKS__________
MISC INFO: Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org --- CLICK
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OFFICIAL SITE: (South Korea)
thehost.co.kr --- CLICK
HERE
OFFICIAL SITE: (UK)
thehost.co.uk --- CLICK
HERE
OFFICIAL SITE: (Production Site)
cineclickasia.com --- CLICK
HERE
OFFICIAL SITE: (Production Site)
cerfilm.com --- CLICK
HERE
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