Bong Joon Ho's The Host turns 20 this year and celebrates its anniversary with a new 4K restoration. The movie that put the Korean filmmaker on the international map sees Song Kang-ho play a man searching for his daughter when she is taken by a giant creature that emerges from the depths of the Han river.
The 4K restoration of The Host will play in US cinemas from November 20th, accompanied by an exclusive conversation with Joon Ho and filmmaker Edgar Wright. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the new trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
THE HOST follows Gang-du (Song Kang-ho), who works at a food stand on the banks of the Han River. Dozing on the job, he is awakened by his daughter, Hyun-seo (Ko A-sung), who is angry with him for missing a teacher-parent meeting at school. As Gang-du heads to the riverbank with a delivery, he notices a large crowd gathered, taking pictures and talking about something hanging from the Han River Bridge.The otherwise idyllic landscape suddenly descends into bedlam when a terrifying creature climbs onto the riverbank and begins crushing and devouring people. Gang-du and his daughter run for their lives, but the creature suddenly grabs Hyun-seo and disappears back into the water.The government announces that the monstrous creature is apparently the Host of an unidentified virus. Having feared the worst, Gang-du is stunned when he receives a phone call from his daughter. She is frightened—but very much alive. Determined to rescue her, Gang-du soon makes plans to infiltrate the forbidden zone near the Han River and save his daughter from the clutches of the horrifying Host.
