Hostel: Part II

"Each year, over 10,000 people in America are killed with firearms. Approximately 2,000 more are stabbed to death. Americans...they have no imagination."

2007 1h 33m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 2,294

Horror

Synopsis

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Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.

“Each year, over 10,000 people in America are killed with firearms. Approximately 2,000 more are stabbed to death. Americans...they have no imagination.”

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Cast

Lauren German
Beth
Heather Matarazzo
Lorna
Bijou Phillips
Whitney
Vera Jordanova
Axelle
Jay Hernandez
Paxton
Roger Bart
Stuart
Richard Burgi
Todd
Petr Vančura
Pavel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eli Roth
Writers: Eli Roth
Languages: English, Italian, Slovak, Czech
Countries: United States of America, Czech Republic

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Italian, Slovak, Czech.

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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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DIRECTOR

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Editor George Folsey Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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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, Italian, Slovak, Czech.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Italian, Slovak, Czech.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Czech Republic.
5Part of the "Hostel Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Eli Roth, shot by Milan Chadima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Nathan Barr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor George Folsey Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Lauren German and Heather Matarazzo and Bijou Phillips carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Each year, over 10,000 people in America are killed with firearms. Approximately 2,000 more are stabbed to death. Americans...they have no imagination.".
11IMDB entry: tt0498353 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 14 themes, including "bratislava, slovakia", "prague, czech republic", "gore", "castration".
13Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Milan Chadima
Original score: Nathan Barr
Editing: George Folsey Jr.
Production design: Robb Wilson King
Costume design: Susanna Puisto
Makeup / hair: Lisa Buscher
VFX supervisor: Vincent Cirelli
Stunt coordinator: Pavel Vokoun
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,200,000
Box office: $35,728,183
Return: 350% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Hostel: Part II (2007)

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.