The Host
Summary: A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
Release Date: March 30, 2007
Director:
Bong Joon Ho
Runtime: 2 h 00 min
MPAA: R
Production: Chungeorahm Film, Boston Investments, CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics, CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics, CJ E&M Pictures, Cowell Investment Capital Co., Happinet(I)., IMM Venture Capital, Knowledge & Creation Ventures, M-Venture Investment, OCN, Sego Entertainment, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), Tube Pictures
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Movie budget: $ 12,215,500,000
Domestic: $ 2,201,923
International: $ 87,231,513
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