The Host
(2006)
Regisseur:
Joon-ho BongSchauspieler:
Song Kang-ho, Byeon Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Oh Dal-soo, Yoon Je-moon, Kim Roi-ha, Park No-sik, Go Soo-hee, Jeong In-gi, Yoo Seung-mok, Jo Yeong-gyoo, Jo Deok-jae, Baek Do-bin, Maeng Bong-hak, Sin Hyeon-jongVor sechs Jahren verkippte ein rücksichtsloser US-Militär (Scott Wilson) tonnenweise hochgiftige Chemikalien, die den Fluss Han verseuchten, der durch die Hauptstadt Seoul fließt. Nun hüpft aus den trüben Fluten am hellichten Tag ein wohnwagengroßes Amphibienmonster mit gesundem Appetit auf Menschenfleisch. Schülerin Hyeon-seo (Ko A-sung), ihr faul-doofer Papi Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) und dessen Vater Park Heui-bong (Byun Hee-bong), dem eine Mischwarenbude gehört, werden Zeugen der Attacke.
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 blood¡¦ 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.
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 blood¡¦ 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.
