The Host15
When a terrifying monster rises from the River Han and snatches a young girl from her father, her family embarks on a desperate mission to track the creature and bring her home. Following his acclaimed Memories of Murder, Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) delivers a gripping creature feature with a sharp political undercurrent, inspired by a real 2000 incident in which the U.S. military ordered a Korean mortician to illegally dump formaldehyde into the river.
Reviews
‘Bong still offers a powerful rejoinder to his Hollywood counterparts: Anything you can do, I can do better.’
★★★★
Scott Tobias, The AV Club
‘You’ll laugh, you’ll gasp, you’ll jump, you’ll ask Hollywood for your money back. Seek it out.’
★★★★
Simon Crook, Empire Magazine
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