Gwoemul
Subtitle: The host
By: [presented by Chungeorahm Film, Showbox/Mediaplex Inc. ; a Chungeorahm Film production ; producer, Choi Yong-bae ; original story, Bong Joon-Ho ; screenplay, Bong Joon-Ho, Hah Joon-Won, Baek Chul-Hyun ; directed by Bong Joon-Ho]
Contributors: Paek, Chʻŏl-hyŏn, 1974- screenwriter; Song, Kang-ho, 1967- actor; Byeon, Hie-bong, 1942- actor; Park, Hae-il, 1977- actor; Pae, Tu-na, 1979- actor; Ko, Ah-sung, 1992- actor; Wilson, Scott, 1942- actor; Kim, Hyung-ku, cinematographer; Kim, Sun-Min, film editor; Yi, Pyŏng-u, 1965- composer; Chungeorahm Film (Firm); Syobaksŭ (Firm); Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
Edition: Collector's ed., widescreen.
Published: 2007
Language: kor
Format: [videorecording] =
Subjects: Water; Fathers and daughters; Drama; Hazardous wastes; Monsters; Pollution
Other titles: Host
Description: In Seoul, an American army doctor forces his assistant to dump bottle after bottle of formaldehyde into the drain. The drain runs into the Han River, the major river running through the middle of Seoul. His only reason is that the bottles are covered with a layer of dust. Six years later, a food cart operator, Gang-du falls asleep every time his dad, Hie-bong, is away from the stand for more than a few minutes. Soon, his daughter, Hyun-Seo returns from school. Then a monster appears in the river and starts to attack the people lounging at its banks. Gang-du and Hyun-Seo are chased by the beast. Hie-bong tries valiantly to save his daughter, but the beast soon captures her and drags her away. They receive a call from the daughter's cell phone and try to rescue her from the large monster.
Notes: Duration of motion picture: 119 min. "4 hours of special features"--Container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.

Special features: Disc one: deleted scenes, director Bong Joon-ho reflections, commentary with director Bong Joon-ho ; Disc two: making of The Host with director Bong Joon-ho, storyboards, memories of the sewer, set design, physical special effects, sound effects, designing the creature, puppet animatronix, animating the creature, the crew: production & visual effects, casting tapes, cast interviews, actor training, gag reel, cast & crew goodbye.

Director of photography, Hyung-ku Kim ; editor, Seon Min Kim ; music, Byung-woo Lee ; production designer, Seong-hie Ryu ; visual effects supervisor, Kevin Rafferty.

Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-na Bae, Ah-sung Ko, Scott Wilson.

MPAA rating: R; for creature violence and language.

DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 ; 1.85:1 aspect ratio.

Audio options in Korean or English, with subtitles in English or Spanish; closed captioned.
Table of contents: title: Disc 1. The Host [and special features]; title: disc 2. Special features.