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*Hostel* is a 2005 horror and thriller film directed and written by Eli Roth. The production was produced by Eli Roth, Scott Spiegel, Quentin Tarantino, and Boaz Yakin, with Quentin Tarantino also serving as executive producer. The cast includes Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Barbara Nedeljáková, and Takashi Miike. Nathan Barr composed the score, and George Folsey Jr. edited the film. The movie was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format.
The film’s original languages are German, Japanese, Icelandic, and Russian. It was produced in the United States, Czech Republic, Iceland, and Germany, with filming taking place in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Prague. The narrative is set in the Netherlands. The film has a runtime of 90 or 94 minutes and was released on September 17, 2005, and April 27, 2006. It is followed by *Hostel: Part II*.
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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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- splatter film
- Country of origin
- Slovakia
- Original language
- Czech
- Series
- Hostel
- Followed by
- Hostel: Part II
- Director
- Eli Roth
- Screenwriter
- Eli Roth
- Composer
- Nathan Barr
- Narrative location
- Netherlands
- Filming location
- Prague
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 975140
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.hostelfilm.com
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- publication date
- 2006-04-27
- title
- Hostel
- executive producer
- Quentin Tarantino
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- George Folsey Jr.
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- hostel
- review score
- 55/100
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