Hostel

Titolo originale: Hostel
Regia: Eli Roth |
Anno: 2006
Origine: United States of America | Czech Republic |
Generi: Horror
Tag: sadism | amsterdam, netherlands | bathroom | brothel | paranoia | human trafficking | bratislava, slovakia | machete | gore | dominatrix | backpacker | iceland | europe | deception | blood bath | mercilessness | slasher | torture | prostitution | strangulation | business card | doberman | eye gouging | hostel | mugging | torture porn | elite club | slovakia | american horror | apathetic |
Cast: Jay Hernandez | Derek Richardson | Eythor Gudjonsson | Barbara Nedeljakova | Jana Kaderabkova | Jennifer Lim | Jan Vlasák | Jana Havlickova | Keiko Seiko | Paula Wild | Rick Hoffman | Ľubomír Bukový | Miroslav Táborský | Petr Janiš | Takashi Miike | Patrik Zigo | Milda Jedi Havlas | Martin Kubačák | Vladimír Šilhavecký | Barbora Obozněnková | Daniel Frisch | Radomil Uhlíř | Jan Španbauer | Mirek Navratil | Vanessa Jungova | Katerina Vomelova | Lubos Vinicky | Petr Sedláček | Drahoslav Herzan | Daniela Bakerová | Martina Kralickova | Ota Filip | Jakub Habarta | Philip Waley | Mark Taylor | Nick Roe | Roman Janečka | Natali Tothova | Sandy Style | David Baxa | Gabriel Roth | Miroslav Hanuš | Christopher Allen Nelson | Josef Bradna | Zina Blahusova | Katerina Cervenkova | Veronika Petrová | Kristina Kosunova | Karel Hrosek | Mugi Lhagvadorj | Ashley Robbins | Hana Dibelkova | Anita Queen | Klara Smetanova | Petra Slavíková | Katrina Henesova | Hana Vitvarová | Mark Bakunas | Anne Bergstedt Jordanova | Stephanie Bauman | Michaela Kaplanova | Martin Faltýn | Eli Roth |

Due giovani statunitensi, Josh e Paxton, attraversano il vecchio continente zaino in spalla assieme ad Oli, islandese festaiolo incontrato in viaggio. Decisamente più interessato alle droghe e al sesso che ai musei, il trio decide di puntare verso la Slovacchia, dipinta dai più come meta perfetta per il turismo sessuale. Raggiunto un paesino nei pressi di Bratislava, il gruppo si fermerà presso un ostello, constatando come le voci fossero fondate. Dividere la stanza con stupende e disinibite sconosciute per i ragazzi è un sogno che si avvera: un sogno che si rivelerà presto vero incubo.

Approfondimenti

(at around 18 mins) When Paxton, Josh and Oli first arrive at the Slovakian hostel, the hostel perso [...] D
In the Unrated DVD version of the film, the word "fuck" is spoken 128 times. D
Eli Roth initially wanted to do a documentary on the subject of the "murder vacation". However, as h [...] D
Tomas Galbavy, a member of the Slovak Parliament, said he was "offended by this film. I think all Sl [...] D
(at around 1h 24 mins) The crate that Paxton hides behind at the train station had to be painted ove [...] D
Although the Slovakian actress Barbara Nedeljakova gained a large following among male horror fans f [...] D
The trailers bill the film as "inspired by true events". Director Eli Roth says that he found a Thai [...] D
The film's release was accompanied by strong complaints from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovak [...] D
Eli Roth put nearly every single crew member in the film, including production accountant Mark Bakun [...] D
Eli Roth: [youthful and culture clash] The kids in Cabin Fever (2002) and both Hostel films leave th [...] D
Eli Roth has said that the scenes set in the Amsterdam brothel and the scenes in the Slovakian slaug [...] D
The Czech and Slovak pop songs in the film were huge hits in Czechoslovakia between the years 1982 a [...] D
Eli Roth directed the film with the idea that it would get an NC-17 rating, and that he'd have to th [...] D
(at around 44 mins) After Josh (Derek Richardson) has his Achilles' tendon sliced, much of his screa [...] D
(at around 1h 1 min) When Paxton is in the slaughterhouse with the German, he delivers a speech in G [...] D
Milda Jedi Havlas: the film's production assistant can be seen as the male desk clerk at the Slovaki [...] D
Eli Roth: (at around 3 mins) the American customer in a Boston Red Sox jersey in the Amsterdam coffe [...] D
Eli Roth hired real street kids to play the Bubblegum Gang. D
Eli Roth asked the President of Iceland for an official pardon for making Icelanders look like drunk [...] D
Although many people are murdered at the slaughterhouse, none of these killings are fully viewed on- [...] D
The interior of the slaughterhouse was filmed at a functioning mental hospital in Prague built in 19 [...] D
(at around 1h 5 mins) The porn film the guard at the factory watches on the DVD player is Sex Fever [...] D
Takashi Miike: (at around 54 mins) businessman at the warehouse. D
Cesky Krumlov, where the film was largely made, actually has a museum of torture. D
Eli Roth wanted to have the world premiere of the finished film at the 2005 Iceland Film Festival. D [...] D
The main trio stay in room 237. This is reference to Shining (1980). D
The original script ended with Paxton kidnapping the Dutch Businessman's daughter. As they leave on [...] D
The actor playing the taxi driver in the scene where the travelers first enter Bratislava was so dru [...] D
The character of Natalya was deliberately shown to get "uglier" throughout the film, just like her p [...] D
The scenes in Amsterdam are not shot in Amsterdam. The house, streets, and cars are Eastern European [...] D
(at around 1h 15 mins) "The American Businessman" (Rick Hoffman) almost gave himself a concussion an [...] D
The music during the combined sex scene is a version of the Britt Ekland music during her dance in T [...] D
Jana Kaderabkovas film debut. D
At around 9 minutes, Quentin Tarantino appears as a shirtless German man screaming from a window. D
Jan Vlasák (The Dutch Businessman) didn't speak a word of English; he learned his lines phonetica [...] D
This film knocked Le cronache di Narnia - Il leone, la strega e l'armadio (2005) out of the number o [...] D
The movie is part of the horror sub-genre known as "splatter film," a term coined by George A. Romer [...] D
Website Mr. Skin posted the top 10 horror franchises with the most female nude scenes on Oct. 2020. [...] D
The tourist office in Slovakia invited Writer/Director Eli Roth to a trip with all the expenses paid [...] D
Body count: 14 D
Alongside Quentin Tarantino's involvement in the film and Pulp Fiction (1994) being on TV in the hos [...] D
It took a few hours to fully apply Jennifer Lim's "burned face/dangling eye make-up". The make-up wa [...] D
Over 150 gallons of blood were used in the making of the film, nearly three times the amount used on [...] D
Oli speaks a little Icelandic in the film: When knocking on the hotel door, Oli yells "Döfulsins" [...] D
At the very first screening of this film at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival, two ambulances were call [...] D
(at around 26 mins) When Josh, Paxton, and the two women return to the Hostel after the disco, the s [...] D
Le Monde named this as one of its ten best films of 2006. Only two other American films made the lis [...] D
Eli Roth wrote the role of Oli for Eythor Gudjonsson after he met him doing press for Cabin Fever (2 [...] D