Film

In Seoul, toxic waste in the Han River leads to the appearance of an amphibian monster. The young Park Hyun-seo, whose family owns a snack bar near the river, is suddenly kidnapped by the gigantic creature. The Parks immediately set out on a relentless quest to rescue her.With THE HOST, Bong Joon-ho’s third feature film, the director delivers his own take on the mutant monster trope, thus establishing himself as a master of the genre in Korea.


Cast
Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doo-na
Producer
Choi Yong-bae, Kim Woo-taek, Jeong Tae-sung
Scriptwriter(S)
Bong Joon-ho, Hah Joon-won, Baek Chul-hyun
Cinematography
Kim Hyung-ku
Editing
Kim Sun-min
Music
Lee Byung-woo
Contact
MFA+ FilmDistribution e.K.