Hostel (2005)

Directed by

Eli Roth

Genre

horror film, splatter film, thriller film

Country

Slovakia, Iceland, Czech Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3,986 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of American tourists travel to Slovakia. They are captured by an organization that offers paying customers the chance to torture and kill people.

tensebrutalsuspensefulclaustrophobicgrislybleakunsettlingvisceral

What happens

Hostel is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Eli Roth. It stars Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eyþór Guðjónsson, and Barbara Nedeljáková. It was produced by Mike Fleiss, Roth, and Chris Briggs, and executive produced by Boaz Yakin, Scott Spiegel, and Quentin Tarantino. The film follows a group of American tourists, as they end up in Slovakia where they are eventually taken one-by-one by an organization that allows people to torture and kill others. Hostel was released theatrically in the United States by Lions Gate Films and Sony Pictures Releasing's Screen Gems on January 6, 2006, and in the Czech Republic by Falcon. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but grossed $82 million worldwide on a $4.8 million budget. It successfully launched a film series, and was followed by Hostel: Part II (2007) and Hostel: Part III (2011). A television series based on the film is reportedly in development with Roth's involvement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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