Hostel

"Welcome to your worst nightmare."

2006 1h 34m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 4,092

Horror

Synopsis

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Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.

“Welcome to your worst nightmare.”

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Cast

Jay Hernandez
Paxton
Derek Richardson
Josh
Eythor Gudjonsson
Oli
Barbara Nedeljakova
Natalya
Jana Kaderabkova
Svetlana
Jennifer Lim
Kana
Jan Vlasák
The Dutch Businessman
Jana Havlickova
Vala

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eli Roth
Writers: Eli Roth, Monica Sandstede
Languages: English, Icelandic, Japanese, German, Russian, Slovak, Dutch, Czech, Spanish
Countries: United States of America, Czech Republic

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Fun facts 🍿

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $82M — a 17.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 9 languages: English, Icelandic, Japanese, German, Russian, Slovak, Dutch, Czech, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Czech Republic.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hostel Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eli Roth, shot by Milan Chadima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nathan Barr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eli Roth directs. Milan Chadima behind the camera. Nathan Barr scores. George Folsey Jr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Czech Republic. Dialogue in English, Icelandic, Japanese, German, Russian, Slovak, Dutch, Czech, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $82M — a 17.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 20 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 9 languages: English, Icelandic, Japanese, German, Russian, Slovak, Dutch, Czech, Spanish.
5International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Czech Republic.
6Part of the "Hostel Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Directed by Eli Roth, shot by Milan Chadima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Nathan Barr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor George Folsey Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Jay Hernandez and Derek Richardson and Eythor Gudjonsson carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Welcome to your worst nightmare.".
12IMDB entry: tt0450278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 34 themes, including "sadism", "amsterdam, netherlands", "bathroom", "brothel".

The technical file

Cinematography: Milan Chadima
Original score: Nathan Barr
Editing: George Folsey Jr.
Production design: Franco-Giacomo Carbone
Costume design: Franco-Giacomo Carbone
Makeup / hair: Jana Dopitová
VFX supervisor: Mark Freund
Sound: Tateum Kohut
Stunt coordinator: Pavel Vokoun
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,800,000
Box office: $81,979,826
Return: 1708% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Hostel (2006)

Part of

Hostel Collection

Hostel is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by Eli Roth. It stars Jay Hernandez and was produced by Mike Fleiss, Eli Roth, and Chris Briggs, with Boaz Yakin, Scott Spiegel, and Quentin Tarantino as executive producers. It is the first installment of the Hostel trilogy, followed by Hostel: Part II (2007) and Hostel: Part III (2011). The film tells the story of two college students traveling across Europe, who find themselves preyed upon by a mysterious group that tortures and kills kidnapped victims.