presented by Chungeorahm Film. Showbox/Mediaplex, Inc.
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February 9, 2000 Morgue, U.S. Army Base - Yongsan, Korea
Mr. Kim.
I hate dust more than anything.
I'll... I'll clean again.
You don't have to clean up now.
Why don't you dump this first?
That's formalin.
Formaldehyde, to be precise.
To be even more precise, dirty formaldehyde.
Every bottle is coated with layers of dust.
Pour them into the sink.
Excuse me?
Just empty every bottle to the very last drop.
It's just... they are toxic chemicals
and the regulation states that...
Pour them right down the drain, Mr. Kim.
If I pour them in the drain,
they'll run into the Han River.
That's right.
Let's just dump them in the Han River.
But, you know,
this is not just any toxic chemical...
The Han River is very broad, Mr. Kim.
Let's try to be broad-minded about this.
Anyway,
that's an order.
So, start pouring.
June 2002, Han River
What the heck is this?
What?
That's pretty gross.
Is it a mutation?
Is it dead?
No, it moved a second ago.
Yeah? Wait...
My cup!
That was close.
My daughter gave me this cup.
Look, it's swimming away.
How many tails does that thing have?
You got me. Makes your skin crawl.
- Mr. Yoon! - Sir! October 2006, Han River Bridge
What the hell are you doing?
Don't do it!
No! No!
Did you guys see that?
Underneath...
In the water!
Something dark in the water...
You really didn't see it?
What the hell are you talking about?
Morons, to the very end.
Have a good life.
THE HOST
executive producers CHOI Yong-bae KIM Woo-taek
producer CHOI Yong-bae
screenplay BONG Joon-ho, HAH Joon-won, BAEK Chul-hyun
cinematography KIM Hyung-koo
Welcome, what would you like?
- How much is this? - 75 cents.
Ah... Not again... Lift your head.
One, two, three... Here you are.
make-up/hair SONG Jong-hee costume CHO Sang-kyoung
Daddy!
Hyun-seo? Hyun-seo...
Wait for me!
Now that you're awake...
Three squids for mat #4, roast them quickly.
Gosh, how much sleep can a body take?
director BONG Joon-ho
Hyun-seo!
Here you are.
Oh, that hurts.
Did your uncle do a good job?
He came, at least.
I was worried.
I was the only one whose uncle came to parents' day.
That's why I kept calling, but you didn't answer.
Why didn't you answer?
You think this phone can receive signals?
I'm too embarrassed to use it in public. You take it.
What's wrong with it?
Oh, and about uncle...
I could smell alcohol on him when he stood in the back of class.
That punk, getting drunk at this hour.
Hasn't it started, Grandpa?
What?
Today's Nam-joo's competition, aren't we gonna watch?
Oh, Nam-joo! Right...
Why isn't it on?
- You know what this is? - What?
I'm saving up to get you a new phone.
There's a lot, huh?
They're all dimes! That'll never be enough.
There are some quarters, too...
What's this penny doing here?
This is all from the change box, huh? I'll tell Grandpa.
- Go ahead, tell the geezer. - Geezer?
It's a dead body.
Today morning, Han river in Seoul That's gross.
Today morning, Han river in Seoul Why aren't they showing the game anyway?
Today morning, Han river in Seoul Turn to 505. The sports channel.
Oh, there it is!
I made that for her. Aunt!
A bullseye every time!
- Park Nam-joo! - Grandpa!
The old man has to run the shop, let's watch it ourselves.
What do you mean? We all need to support her.
Grandpa!
Let the geezer roast some squid.
A straw...
Let's have a cold one. Here.
This is alcohol!
You're in middle school now.
- What? Are you really my father? - When your daddy was in middle...
Alright! The semi-finals!
Wow. She looks tough.
It's bitter!
Go, Park Nam-joo!
Who else could take so long to take a shot? Park Nam-joo, Kyungki, Suowon city hall
- Oh, it started. - Nam-joo is on. You gonna watch?
Gold medal time!
I can't watch my daughter's matches, I get too nervous.
Gold medal this time!
Gang-du.
- Yeah? - Come outside.
- I have to watch this. - Come on out.
Now!
I received a complaint from mat #4.
Their squid had only nine legs.
Did you eat one?
No...
Don't deny it! Why touch other people's things?
Think of it from the customer's perspective. A squid...
The torso tastes delicious, but the legs.
especially the longest one, has got something special, right?
From a paying customer's perspective, it's important.
Take this to mat #4. Tell them it's on the house.
...4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...
Mat #4,
- I've brought your order. - Oh, put it down there.
What are you looking at?
There's something there. Come on.
- There, under the bridge. - See it?
- Do you see it? - How long has it been there?
- It's been a while. - I told you.
Ah, it's construction equipment.
- Something they hung...? - No.
Don't think so. It's moving.
Yeah, it just moved. Did it?
Bullseye!
She's amazing!
I'm not just saying that because she's my daughter.
How could she hit the exact center like that?
Right!
I can't believe it!
Let's close the stand today.
It's going in.
It's huge
God, it's huge
Did you see that? He ate the can!
- Maybe, it's a dolphin. - All in one gulp.
Have some beer nuts too!
It swam off.
It's gone now.
It's an Amazonian river dolphin for sure.
This time there are ten legs. Mister.
This time there are ten legs. Count them yourself.
Run away! Everyone run away!
In Kyung-boo high way has little bit of traffic jam,
the traffic is going slow from Soowon to Dongjak bridge,
The way of Pusan...
Open up!
Young-ho!
My son must be in there.
Someone help, please!
There are people in there. I gotta go help.
Hey, mister, my kid...
Donald, don't go. Come on, Donald. Come back!
You're gonna get hurt. Donald!
Hey, hey, hey!
Let me help! Let me help!
Hey, man! Hey, man! You're not gonna get this door open.
Hey!
Donald! Where're you going?
Donald! Come Back!
Faster! Let's go!
Throw it hard!
Donald!
- Semi-finals... - Shoot!
This is the last shot of the semi-finals.
Ooh, now is not the time to lower her bow.
Shoot!
Because if she goes over the clock...
Shoot!
2, 1...
Oh no! The clock!
You could have just let go.
Park's Achilles' heel is taking too long to release.
And today it cost her the title.
She shouldn't have done that. She wasted much time.
At this point, Park can only hope Yoon Ock-hee, Kyungbook Yecheon county office advanced to the final of individual woman
for the bronze.
Hyun-seo!
- Hyun-seo! - Hey, come back!
Gang-du!
- Hyun-seo! - Hold anything!
Hyun-seo!
Sir!
You have ten minutes to clear the area!
Please take care of your things and evacuate.
Restricted Area
Come on.
Soowon city hall
Nam-joo.
Hyun-seo!
It's bronze. Bronze.
Your aunt brought you a bronze medal.
Hyun-seo, it's your aunt...
Hyun-seo...
Hyun-seo, your uncle came.
Thanks to you, we're all together...
Hyun-seo!
Let go of me!
What are you taking pictures of?
What's so goddamn interesting? Fuck off!
Stop taking pictures!
Calling the owner of a Hyundai car, plate #2487!
Hey lady, how could you park your car there?
So you screwed up?
I heard everything.
You grabbed some other girl's hand?
You left Hyun-seo on the ground?
Your own daughter!
You call yourself a fucking father?
You son of a bitch!
I thought it was Hyun-seo's hand...
She's so pretty in that photo.
She looks just like her mom in that photo.
Do you think her mom even knows that she died?
Not a chance.
It's been 13 years since she popped out the baby and ran off.
I'd run away too, dammit.
Are you sleeping? Huh?
Nam-il...
You can sleep at a time like this?
What are you doing to your brother?
Her birth was an accident...
and so was her death...
Old people have always said,
that an animal which kills a human should be torn limb from limb.
That it's a human's duty to do so.
Until I slit that beast's stomach and at least find Hyun-seo's body,
I'll never leave this world in peace.
Attention please!
Ladies and gentlemen, those of you present at the river incident...
there are probably a lot of you here...
This is an important matter of life and death.
Those who were at the scene...
or those who have come in contact with these people!
Raise your hands!
This isn't something you should hide.
Raise your hands.
If you go home, it might affect your families. Raise 'em high!
Hey, mister.
What the hell is going on here?
Fuck, shouldn't you start by explaining what's happening?
- Yeah - Explain!
An explanation should be appearing on the TV news now.
To save time, we'll let the news serve as explanation.
Okay, the news... the news...
- Take off that shit and speak! ...isn't on now.
Shit...
Anyway, from this moment.
you fall under our control, so start moving!
This is for your own safety.
We have transport buses waiting outside now.
Okay, please move toward the buses in an orderly fashion.
That's right. Watch your children.
Oh, did anyone here touch or come into direct contact with the creature?
Um... I didn't touch it.
But some of its blood got sprayed in my face.
Don't move! Tell him to freeze!
Grab him! Grab that one!
Please remain calm, people.
What are you doing? My son didn't touch anything!
Let go!
Why are you doing this?
- Gang-du! Get out of there! - Dad!
- Don't go! - Dad!
Gang-du, don't worry. I'm coming with you.
Stop that! Hey, number 31! Stop!
This is a news flash.
It now appears that the creature, which disappeared after its attack,
on surprised park goers today, is far more dangerous than previously assumed.
U.S. Army Sgt. Donald White, who fought bravely with the creature,
and lost an arm in the process,
is now undergoing treatment at a U.S. Army hospital.
After a thorough examination, U.S. Army medical staff have identified,
an unknown virus, primarily in body parts,
that came into contact with the creature.
I can't give any of that information without the approval of the United States.
The U.S. Army has shipped a sample of the virus to the U.S.
Center for Disease Control,
which confirmed that the creature from the Han River,
as with the Chinese civet wild cat and SARS,
is THE HOST of this deadly new virus.
All military units sent to pursue and capture the creature,
have been recalled due to the risk of infection.
Only special forces trained in biological warfare,
and disinfectant units are allowed access to the Han River area.
Damn, they made a fuss dragging us in here!
What is this shit?
Where are all the guys in yellow?
Look!
The doctors aren't even wearing masks.
Hello, sir!
When might we be allowed to go home?
- You can't go home. - What? We can't?
Dad, am I dying?
Don't say that!
Just do what the doctors tell you.
But Dad, my back feels itchy and weird. Like something's moving.
Ah, shit...
It's a squirmy feeling, like something's there.
It's because you never take a bath, it's okay.
Attention! Numbers 25-40, raise your hands. Quickly!
This group, move to room 904 now.
Not again!
Don't tell anyone about the blood on your face, okay?
- Mr. Park Gang-du? - Yes?
You need to take a lot of tests, so don't eat until tomorrow morning.
What? Don't eat anything?
Don't feed him anything! No food!
Hello?
My battery is... Hello?
It's me, Hyun-seo!
Dad, can you hear me? Please answer me!
Is this Hyun-seo?
Dad, listen to me! I can't get out!
You're alive? Where...?
It's like a big sewer. Really big and deep.
Where? Hello?
Hyun-seo...
- Come quick! - Hyun-seo
Is it Hyun-seo?
What is it?
Did you see that?
- What? - Wait a minute.
Sweet!
Hey!
Hey, don't go near the water.
Be careful!
Let's go. I'm starving.
It's okay, get back in.
Mister! Mister!
Try to turn...
Your daughter, Park Hyun-seo, a seventh grader at Dangsan Middle School.
She's on the deceased list.
Yes, she goes to Dangsan School...
she's deceased, but she's not dead.
I mean, she died, but she's still alive.
Now you're talking in circles.
So, she's on the list...
Wait, shut up.
- At any rate, there was a call. - Right.
So shouldn't you be able to trace the call or something?
Trace the call?
That's not something we do for just anyone.
Are you even aware of how complicated that is?
'Just anyone' is that what you said?
Stop it! Step back!
What the...
Please, officer, let's talk like reasonable people.
- They're just kids, don't... - What are you doing?
No, I mean...
Your daughter never called you in the first place, okay?
Your son had a dream, but it was so real that...
You don't believe anything we said?
Now you're obstructing an officer in the line of duty...
Step back, Nam-joo.
Officer, should I explain it again?
The way it happened was...
I know, I know. You yourself saw your daughter die.
But she called you in the middle of the night?
Does that make any sense? That's completely ridiculous!
A servant of the people, talking back like that?
- Then what's your problem? - Just a moment...
Stop!
This is...
This is my daughter Park Hyun-seo. My daughter...
I'm the creature.
I ate her... Okay? And then...
It happened like this. This is the sewer.
You don't understand?
He's received psychological treatment?
He's not a bad man, but he's in shock. We should understand.
- Hey. - I knew it!
Officer! My daughter is alive in the sewer!
- Officer? - Cut it out!
Your putting on a damn show doesn't help!
My friend's nephew's husband's brother-in-law is a cop,
maybe we should contact him...?
Right, I'm sure he'd bend over backwards for us.
You're a college graduate, can't you even persuade a cop?
What's college got to do with it?
I put you through school selling cup ramen, and you...
- Dad. - Huh?
How long's it been since she's eaten? Down in the sewer?
What's there to eat down there?
You over there!
Hey blondie, stop!
Run!
Out of the way!
Catch them!
Out of the way! Quick!
This way! Hurry up!
Gang-du, hurry up!
- Which floor? - Close the door! Quick!
I'm coming down, but I'm in the elevator, so...
Where is he?
B4 A3?
What did I just say?
B4 A3!
A3. Where's A3?
There it is!
Stop! Catch that car.
Hurry! Open the door!
Go! Step on it!
- Nam-joo! - Hurry up!
Where is Nam-joo?
Where is she?
Did they catch her?
- Oh, shit. - Where?
Where?
- There, there! - Where?
Over there.
That idiot!
How could you leave your only sister?
- We can pick her up! - Pick her up then!
- She's always been slow... - Mister, can you stop here?
Hurry up!
What a dimwit!
- Hurry it up, will you? - Quick! Quick!
Hey, family! Everyone stop. Stop the van.
Hey, stop!
Just close it! Close!
Did we make it?
That does it.
This won't do.