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The Host (Gwoemul)
| Rating: | R (for creature violence and language) |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
| Release Date: | March 9, 2007 |
| Running time: | 119 minutes |
| Cast: | Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-na Bae, Ah-sung Ko |
| Director: | Bong Joon-ho |
| Producer: | Choi Yong-bae |
| Writer: | Bong Joon-ho, Baek Chul-hyun |
| Distributor: | Magnolia Pictures |
Description: Gang-du works at a food-stand on the banks of the Han River. Dozing on the job, he is awakened by his daughter, Hyun-seo, 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 have 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 being grabs Hyun-seo and disappears back into the river. The government announces that the monstrous 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 soon makes plans to infiltrate the forbidden zone near the Han River to rescue his daughter from the clutches of the horrifying Host.
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