The Host(2006)
HER BIRTH WAS AN ACCIDENT, AND SO WAS HER DEATH.
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.
Movie: The Host
Top 10 Billed Cast
Park Gang-du
Park Hie-bong
Park Nam-il
Park Nam-joo
Park Hyun-seo
The Monster (voice)
Se-jin
Homeless Man
Fat Guevara
Video Trailer The Host
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Official Australian Trailer
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Mark Kermode reviews Bong Joon-ho's The Host
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