Hostel: Part II (2007)

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

Director:

Eli Roth

Writers:

Eli Roth, Eli Roth (characters)

Stars:

Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lauren German	...	Beth
Roger Bart	...	Stuart
Heather Matarazzo	...	Lorna
Bijou Phillips	...	Whitney
Richard Burgi	...	Todd
Vera Jordanova	...	Axelle
Jay Hernandez	...	Paxton
Jordan Ladd	...	Stephanie
Milan Knazko	...	Sasha
Edwige Fenech	...	Art Class Professor
Stanislav Ianevski	...	Miroslav
Patrik Zigo	...	Bubblegum Gang Leader
Zuzana Geislerová	...	Inya
Ivan Furak	...	Big Guard
Monika Malácová	...	Mrs. Bathory

Storyline

Three female college students take a detour from their partying, enticed by a beautiful European woman who promises seclusion, safety and maybe even romance. What they get is a living hell where they are sold to the highest bidder who's fondest wish is to kill them slowly. Hostel 2 also follows 2 American men who, on the flip side of the coin, are willing to pay to join an exclusive club where a life will end at their hands...any way they like. It's a story of human monsters and the almighty dollar as only Eli Roth could tell it.

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Plot Keywords:

hostel | slovakia | american | torture | murder | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sadistic scenes of torture and bloody violence, terror, nudity, sexual content, language and some drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Lions Gate Films [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Slovak Italian Czech

Release Date:

8 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hostel 2

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£681,426 (UK) (29 June 2007)

Gross:

£1,739,157 (UK) (20 July 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Screen Gems, Next Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mrs. Bathory (Monika Malácová) who bathes in virgin blood is based on a real woman. Elizabeth Bathory was the "Blood Countess" of Hungary who struck terror throughout that region in the late 1500s and early 1600s, and is said to have killed more than 600 young female servants and peasants throughout her life. The legend is that she bathed in the blood of virgins in order to retain her beauty.

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Goofs

While Lorna is suspended upside down her feet are clearly being held by thick cuffs designed for suspending a person in this way, however when a close up of her feet is shown she is supposed to be bound by some thin rough looking rope. This obviously would not have been possible to film with the actress actually hanging by such a thin rope as the weight of the human body hung by the ankles in this way would have caused injury to the actress.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Italian Police Officer: [to Paxton] Signore?

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Crazy Credits

At the very end of the credits, the Bubblegum Gang Leader can be heard saying "Bitches!" one last time.

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Connections

Features Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Habanera"
from "Carmen"
Written by Georges Bizet
Performed by Opus 1 Music Library
Courtesy of Opus 1 Music Library
Under license from Landor Music Publishing (BMI), Willowview Publishing (BMI)

User Reviews

Sadistic Sequel with a Great Twist

In Rome, the wealthy Beth (Lauren German) and her college friends Whitney (Bijou Phillips) and Lorna (Heather Matarazzo) decide to travel to Prague to spend a couple of spare days. In the train, they meet the model Axelle (Vera Jordanova) after an incident with rude natives of Prague and their acquaintance convinces them to take a detour to the beautiful Slovakia and lodge in a hostel. While partying in the village, they are lured and offered in an international auction to sadistic members of the Elite Hunting under a contract that does not allow leaving the torture chamber in a hidden facility alive.

"Hostel – Part II" is a good sequel of "Hostel", disclosing the fate of backpacker Paxton that escaped alive from the facility in Bratislava, Slovakia, of the first movie and then following the tragic tour of three American friends. The story is quite similar to the first one, except the great twist in the last five minutes with the action and revenge of the clever and rich Beth. This violent and gore movie is recommended only for fans of the genre, and those that liked the first "Hostel" will certainly appreciate this sequel. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Albergue – Parte 2" ("The Hostel – Part 2")