He wrote that "the Gwoemul is a marvel of singular creature design that suggests a fish crossed with a frog crossed with one of the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park." [ 149 ] In 2025, The Hollywood Reporter listed the film among "The Best Anti-Fascist Films of All Time". [ 150 ]

With Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-Bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona. A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.

Gwoemul (in Korean: 괴물, lit: "Monster") is the titular main antagonist of the 2006 South Korean monster film of the same name (released internationally as The Host). It is a mutated fish-like creature created out of dumped formaldehyde.

The Host (or Gwoemul, note as it's known in its home country) is a 2006 South Korean film co-written and directed by Bong Joon-ho. After an American military pathologist stationed in Korea orders his associate to dump 200 bottles of formaldehyde down the drain, sightings of a strange amphibious creature in the Han River emerge years later, with ...

The Host (Gwoemul) is a 2006 Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who gave us films like Madeo, Snowpiercer, and the Oscar-winning Parasite. The plot is centered on a family desperately trying to retrieve their daughter from the clutches of a …

Mar 8, 2007 · Attack of the Giant Amphibian! A horror thriller, a political satire, a dysfunctional family comedy, and a touching melodrama, Bong Joon-ho’s “The Host” is also one helluva monster movie.

Revised romanization: Gwoemul Hangul: 괴물 Director: Bong Joon-Ho; Writer: Bong Joon-Ho, Hah Jun-Won, Baek Chul-Hyun; Producer: Choi Yong-Bae Cinematographer Kim Hyung-Gu Release Date: July 27, 2006 Runtime: 119 min. Genre: Action Production Budget: US$ 11M Studio: Chungeorahm Films; Distribution: Showbox; Language: Korean Country: South ...

Jul 27, 2006 · Also Known As: Goemul, Monster, Gwoemul; Screenwriter & Director: Bong Joon Ho; Screenwriter: Baek Chul Hyun, Ha Joon Won; Genres: Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi; Tags: Rescue Mission, Brothers' Relationship, Mutant, Family Relationship, Monster, Multiple Mains, Black Comedy, Poor Family, Survival, Father-Daughter Relationship (Vote or add tags)

Gwoemul is the main antagonist of the 2006 South Korean horror film The Host. A fish-like creature mutated by formaldehyde pollution and host to a deadly virus emerged from the Han River one day and kidnapped young Hyun-seo, leading her distraught father Park Gang-du to track down the beast.