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The Host (2020)

The Host poster
Directed by
Andy Newbery
Genre
thriller, mystery, crime
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
16
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A London banker takes a risky gamble with his employer's money to escape his dull life. He travels to Amsterdam where he gets caught up with powerful people, drugs, and violence in a dangerous game.

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What happens

The Host is a 2020 English-language mystery crime thriller film produced in the Netherlands by Pearl Pictures Productions. The film is directed by Andy Newbery and produced by Zachary Weckstein, both of whom are making their feature film debut. The Host is the story of a London banker who seizes the opportunity to change his mundane life by taking a risk with his employer's money. A series of events leads him to travel to Amsterdam, where all is not as it seems. Driven by power players, drugs, seduction, and violence, the film portrays a deadly game of choice and consequence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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