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The Host

Movie·2006·Horror, Drama, Science Fiction·2h·7.0 (3,133)·Directed by Bong Joon Ho

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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.

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Song Kang-hoSong Kang-hoPark Gang-duByun Hee-bongByun Hee-bongPark Hie-bongPark Hae-ilPark Hae-ilPark Nam-ilBae DoonaBae DoonaPark Nam-jooKo A-sungKo A-sungPark Hyun-seoOh Dal-suOh Dal-suThe Monster (voice)Lee Jae-eungLee Jae-eungSe-jin
Lee Dong-ho
Lee Dong-hoSe-joo

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