Hostel

"Welcome to your worst nightmare."

Jan 6 2006 R 1h 34m
Horror

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

Plot

American best friends Josh and Pax, staying at hostels along the way, decide to backpack through Europe following college graduation to indulge in all their hedonistic fantasies in part to help Josh recover from the heartache of a breakup. Josh ends up being more willing in spirit than he is in body. In Paris, they meet Icelandic Oli, who joins them as he is in the same pursuit, he even more open to those indulgences. They believe they can't surpass their experiences in Amsterdam until they are told of a hostel in Slovakia just outside of Bratislava where their sexual experiences can be taken to the next level. There, they initially find that the stories are nothing compared to their actual experiences, far exceeding their expectations. However, those fantasies quickly turn to nightmares as they end up separated by design, their new hell from which they may never be able to escape.

Written by

Eli Roth

Directed by

Eli Roth

Production Countries

Czech Republic, United States of America

Production Companies

International Production Company, Hostel LLC, Next Entertainment, Raw Nerve

Languages

Slovencina, Íslenska, Nederlands, English

Awards

6 wins & 14 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
197,095
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
55
Popularity
NA