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6.0Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Cast
- Jay Hernandez as Paxton
- Derek Richardson as Josh
- Eythor Gudjonsson as Oli
- Barbara Nedeljakova as Natalya
- Jana Kaderabkova as Svetlana
- Jennifer Lim as Kana
Themes
- sadism
- amsterdam, netherlands
- bathroom
- brothel
- paranoia
- human trafficking
- bratislava, slovakia
- machete
- gore
- dominatrix
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Eli Roth
- Written by
- Eli Roth
- Produced by
- Mike Fleiss Eli Roth Chris Briggs
- Starring
- Jay Hernandez Derek Richardson Eyþór Guðjónsson Barbara Nedeljáková Rick Hoffman
- Cinematography
- Milan Chadima
- Edited by
- George Folsey Jr.
- Music by
- Nathan Barr
- Production companies
- Next Entertainment Raw Nerve
- Distributed by
- Lions Gate Films , (United States) Screen Gems , (Worldwide; through Sony Pictures Releasing International ) Falcon, (Czech Republic)
- Release dates
- September 17, 2005 ( 2005-09-17 ) ( TIFF ) January 6, 2006 ( 2006-01-06 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 94 minutes
- Countries
- United States Czech Republic
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $4.8 million
- Box office
- $82 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 975140
- Official website
- www.hostelfilm.com
Show 3 more facts
- publication date
- 2006-04-27
- title
- Hostel
- review score
- 55/100
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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.