Hostel is a
2005 horror film written, produced and directed by
Eli Roth, starring
Jay Hernandez,
Derek Richardson,
Jennifer Lim,
Eythor Gudjonsson and
Barbara Nedeljáková. Due to the graphic nature of this film, its showing has been restricted in certain countries, primarily those with strict
censorship policies. The sequel,
Hostel: Part II, was released on June 8, 2007.
Plot
In
Amsterdam, after being thrown out of a
discotheque,
American backpackers Paxton (
Jay Hernandez) and Josh (
Derek Richardson), and their
Icelandic friend Óli (
Eyþór Guðjónsson) visit a
brothel. On their return to their
hostel, they meet Alexei (
Lubomir Bukovy), a
Russian man who tells them about a hostel in
Slovakia filled with American-loving local women. The backpackers board a train to Haganam, a small village, where they meet a
Dutch businessman (
Jan Vlasák). The backpackers check into the local hostel and find themselves sharing a room with Natalya (
Barbara Nedeljáková) and Svetlana (Jana Kadeřábková), two attractive single women who entice them into going to a
spa and a disco before sleeping with them.
