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==''Hostel 2''==
==''Hostel 2''==
Much like ''[[Saw (film)|Saw]]'' and ''[[Saw II]]'', Lions Gate is likely to want a sequel. This project is currently in talks by the producers since the first film was a success at the box office. Original writer/director Eli Roth is in talks to return for the sequel.
Much like ''[[Saw (film)|Saw]]'' and ''[[Saw II]]'', Lions Gate is likely to want a sequel. This project is currently in talks by the producers since the first film was both a critical and financial success. Original writer/director Eli Roth is in talks to return for the sequel.


==Themes==
==Themes==

Revision as of 20:27, 23 January 2006

Hostel
File:Hostel film.jpg
Hostel film poster
Directed byEli Roth
Written byEli Roth
Produced byEli Roth,
Quentin Tarantino
StarringJay Hernandez,
Derek Richardson
Distributed byLions Gate Films,
Screen Gems
Release date
January 6 2006
Running time
95 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Hostel (2006) is director Eli Roth's second feature film.

Plot

Template:Spoiler Three friends backpacking across Europe are told of a hostel in Slovakia where women are willing to have sex with anyone who is a foreigner. The three friends track down the hostel and, as they were told, are able to have sex with the local women. Everything seems perfect at first but there is more to the hostel than meets the eye. The next morning, two of the friends discover the third is missing and are eventually lured to a nearby factory where foreigners are tortured to death by wealthy businessmen and members of the Russian mafia who are satisfying their sick fantasies. After being inspired by some internet urban legends, Eli Roth came up with the idea to create a fantasy world where a person could pay to torture, punish, or kill others.

Cast

The cast is as follows as they appear in the credits:

The remainder of the cast is as follows listed alphabetically:

Filming

  • The movie is set in Bratislava, Slovakia, but it was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic because Prague has better technical background - Barrandov studios.
  • This movie was very inexpensive to film, as the budget was only 4.5 million dollars.

Hostel 2

Much like Saw and Saw II, Lions Gate is likely to want a sequel. This project is currently in talks by the producers since the first film was both a critical and financial success. Original writer/director Eli Roth is in talks to return for the sequel.

Themes

"I made this movie because I want people to think about... where society is going in terms of exploitation and pornography," director Eli Roth explained in an interview. "It's no accident that these guys are American, that they are very sexist in their attitude towards women, and that the things that they feel about the girls in Eastern Europe is very much based in American fantasies and stereotypes. Everything comes back to bite them in the ass though; they definitely pay for it."

Criticism

The movie has been a subject of hard criticism in Slovakia and in Czech republic. It describes Slovakia as an undeveloped poor country with low culture, morality and high criminality. None of this is based on reality. An attempt to enforce the myth about cheap eastern prostitutes is inadequate here since Slovakia is located in central rather than eastern Europe and the prostitution in Slovakia is comparable to the other central or west European countries. The criminality in Slovakia has increased since capitalism was reestablished (in former Czechoslovakia) in 1989, but according to the police statistics, Slovakia is still a safer place than the United States. For the Czech and Slovak audience, the movie is apparent mismatch from both cultural and geographical point of view. Since the producers advertise that the movie is based on a real incident, it is disputed whether this mismatch is a mistake or a purpose.

See Also

Snuff film

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