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The Host (Movie - 2006)

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Directed by Bong Joon-ho (봉준호)

Screenplay by Baek Cheol-hyeon (백철현), Bong Joon-ho (봉준호), Ha Joon-won (하준원), Joo-byeol (주별)

Action Adventure Comedy Drama

119min | Release date in South Korea : 2006/07/27

Synopsis

Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in he... More

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Source | 2009/11/06 | 0 comments | Permalink |
The fourth London Korean Film Festival 2009 runs from Nov. 1 to 18 and already some of the big name directors in Korea have flown to the United Kingdom to promote Korean movies. Prior celebrations and functions aside, the actual first screening was on Thursday (Nov. 5).

This year's film festival, with 25 feature films and four animations from Korea, is organized by the Korean Cultural Center in the United Kingdom and the Korea Creative Content Agency, with the support of the Korean government.

The films will be screened at the BFI (British Film Institute) from Nov. 1 to 14; the London Barbican Centre from Nov. 5 to 12; Manchester Cornerhouse from Nov. 7 to 9; and Nottingham Broadway Cinema from Nov. 16 to 18.

Some award-winning directors from Korea, namely director Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho will visit London with their respective works, "Thirst" (2009) and "Mother - 2009" (2009). The Thirst, which won a Jury Prize at the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival this year,...| More
Source | 2009/09/08 | 0 comments | Permalink |
Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA, President & CEO: Lee Jae-woong) has selected 'The Host 2' co-produced by MACROGRAPH and Chungeoram as the recipient of 'Global Project for Technological Development 2009'.
As part of the project conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea for R&D on CT (Culture & Technology), the global project is to provide technological support on a large scale to visual content which appeals globally.
'The Host 2', a sequence to 'The Host' (Gwoemul) of 2006 (director: Bong Joon-ho), follows the accident in 2000 of toxic chemicals being dumped into Han River and the birth of monster in 2006. Backed by the popularity The Host enjoyed, the sequel is expected to garner popularity both in North America and the traditional creature movie market. Judges valued high the fact that Gwoemul, or monster, which was made based on overseas technological power, is embodied by local technological prowess in 'The Host 2'.
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Bong Joong-ho's hugely successful "Mother - 2009" has just had its North American rights secured by Magnolia Pictures. The company which previously had success with "The Host" (2006) seems to be specializing in director Bong's films also acquiring the rights at the same time to his first feature "Barking Dog Never Bites" (2000). "Mother - 2009" was released at Cannes earlier this year to critical acclaim, topped the box office at home and has played at a number of international festivals.

Stalwart TV drama actor KIM Hye-ja plays a mother who gets embroiled in complication when her special-needs son, played by WON Bin, is accused of murder. Despite all evidence pointing his way and the angry eyes of the small community, she sets about proving his innocence.

"Mother - 2009" is continuing its run of success playing as part of the official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. It has also been selected by the Korea Film Council as t...| More
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The sequel to Korea's biggest-ever box office hit "The Host" was chosen as a national project for technology funding of up to W1.9 billion over the next two years (US$1=W1,241). The Korea Culture and Content Agency on Tuesday picked "The Host II" among eight candidates as recipient of funding from the agency's global project this year.

According to officials at the KCCA, the candidates were picked based on the technical ability of filmmakers, and the funds will be used not to cover the production cost but to develop cinematic technology for the film over the next two years.

The first movie drew 13.01 million spectators in Korea alone when it was released in 2006, was also success in the U.S. and China. "The Host II" has already secured W6 billion of investment toward the production costs from Singapore. It will be a good opportunity to prove Korea's high level of cinematic techniques. The team producing the film is currently working on the screenplay and aims to release it in 201...| More
Source | 2009/09/01 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Director Bong Joon-ho's film, "Mother - 2009" starring Kim Hye-ja and Won Bin will be released in the U.S.

The Magnolia Piactures has purchased the film and is going to release it in the U.S market! This company ha also released "The Host" in the U.S in 2007. Is it known that director Bong's debut film in 2000, "Barking Dogs...| More

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 Produced by
 Choi Yong-bae (최용배)
Distribution
Showbox (쇼박스)
International sales
CineClickAsia (CineClickAsia)
Staff
 Ha Joon-won (하준원)
 Script
Ji Il-woo<br />(지일주)  Ryoo Seong-hee (류성희)
 Art director
Ji Il-woo<br />(지일주)  Hwang Woo-hyeon (황우현)
 Production department
Ji Il-woo<br />(지일주)  Lee Byeong-woo (이병우)
 Musician
 Kim Sun-min (김선민)
 Editor
 Kim Min-suk (김민석)
 Production department
Ji Il-woo<br />(지일주)  Seo Yeong-joo (서영주)
 Distribution department
Ji Il-woo<br />(지일주)  Seo ji-ho (서지오)
 Martial arts
Ji Il-woo<br />(지일주)  Kwon Moon-cheol (권문철)
 Martial arts team
 Baek Dong-hyeon (백동현)
 Martial arts team
Ji Il-woo<br />(지일주)  Kwak Jin-seok (곽진석)
 Martial arts team
Ji Il-woo<br />(지일주)  Kwon Kwi-deok (권귀덕)
 Martial arts team
Ji Il-woo<br />(지일주)  Sin Seong-il (신성일)
 Martial arts team
Technics
119 min 35mm Cinemascope (2.35)
Web site
www.thehost.co.kr... ( Korean )
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On the set video
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Budget
US$ 11M
Festival(s) & award(s)
Sales or release dates & Box Office
Release date in South Korea : 2006/07/27
South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr
As of 2006.09.24 : 10,364,905 admissions (total)
As of 2006.09.17 : 10,330,760 admissions (total)
As of 2006.09.10 : 10,228,328 admissions (total)
As of 2006.09.03 : 10,016,576 admissions (total)
As of 2006.08.27 : 9,642,688 admissions (total)
As of 2006.08.20 : 8,895,175 admissions (total)
As of 2006.08.13 : 7,123,544 admissions (total)
As of 2006.08.06 : 5,308,882 admissions (total)
As of 2006.07.30 : 2,114,084 admissions (total)
Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

Synopsis

Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in her aunt Nam-joo's archery tournament on TV. Meanwhile, outside of the snack bar, people are fascinated by an unidentified object hanging onto a bridge. In an instant, the object reveals itself as a terrifying creature turning the riverbank into a gruesome sea of bloodˇ¦ Amid the chaos, Hyun-seo is helplessly snatched up by the creature right before Gang-du's eyes. These unforeseen circumstances render the government powerless to act. But receiving a call of help from Hyun-seo, the once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue their beloved Hyun-seo.


International Film Festivals

2006 39th Sitges International Film Festival, Competition
2006 59th Cannes International Film Festival, Directors Fortnight

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aving seen and bought some Korean and Japanese horror the last 2 years, the anticipation of this movie has been nothing short of amazing.
The buzz over the net, the awesome photo shoots, the reviews and the trailers, that i have seen, make this one of the most eagerly anticipated
releases on dvd in quite a long time. I am literally screaming for it's street date. From what i understand the dvd hopefully with English sub-titles is due the 4th of December? or around the 30th December? Bring it on, this movie will be a real gem

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Great flick, looking forward to the sequels now ...!
2009-01-08 05:37:01
2008-08-04 06:13:05
i love this movie.. but i love ko ah seong
this movie really tells me the love a father had for his child ...
2007-10-20 05:11:01
2007-08-20 22:50:43
I loved it. I hate horrors, but this one i enjoyed. It's too bad the little girl died. T_T but that's to be expected. Someone's got to die in an Asian Film. But excellent film, i felt for characters, i loved the plot, and the ending was a b
Great movie!!! I can't get my eyes off the screen. haha
2007-08-18 09:16:43
2007-06-21 22:27:54
How many Host movies are there? Can I buy them in the US, and if not how much is it to order the complete series?
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