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The Host(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-07-27
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2861 Votes
Time: 2h 0m
HER BIRTH WAS AN ACCIDENT, AND SO WAS HER DEATH.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
Budget: $11,000,000.00
Revenue: $88,489,643.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Chungeorahm Film
Movie: The Host
Top 10 Billed Cast
송강호
Park Gang-du
변희봉
Park Hie-bong
박해일
Park Nam-il
배두나
Park Nam-joo
고아성
Park Hyun-seo
오달수
The Monster (voice)
이재응
Se-jin
윤제문
Homeless Man
임필성
Fat Guevara
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