Korea 2006, Korean with English subtitles, 35mm, 119 min
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Screenplay : Bong Joon-ho, Hah Joon-won, Baek Chul-hyun
Cinematography: Kim Hyung-goo
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doo-na, Ko A-sung
Print Source: Cineclick Asia
This horror flick was a box-office phenomenon in Korea , and a hit at Cannes , but it looks set to gain a much larger audience as a permanent addition to the cult canon. It is the rarest of monster flicks, in that it has all the thrills and scares of a commercial film but also manages to subtly incorporate insightful socio-political analysis.
The Host is an incredible monster so ugly it's beautiful. Balletic and terrifying, it sets about a murderous course in Seoul . When the monster captures the daughter of vendor Gang-du, he and the rest of his dysfunctional family embark on a thrilling rescue mission.
Funny, moving, scary and intelligent, The Host is a monster movie classic.
The tagline for The Host is “it is lurking behind you”, and the film does indeed confirm our innermost human fear of dark, undefined danger that is just out of sight. A mad, frenetically imaginative film about the demons that haunt us from without and within.
The Cape Winelands will again at the 2012 edition of this festival present a series of Masterclasses and workshops. These events are sponsored by the City of Cape Town and Wesgro.
Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes festival, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s new film has the magic of a fairy tale and the simplicity of a folk tale. Wonderfully immersive, slow and dreamy, 
