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Host

2025 · 125 min

A slow, suffocating stay on a remote island where obedience curdles into dread and every quiet moment feels like a warning.

Directed by: Pairach Khumwan
Genres: Horror
Starring: Thitiya Jirapornsilp, Veerinsara Tangkitsuvanich, Pisitpol Ekpongpisit

Tagline: A mother's love is fatal.
Overview: Ing is sent to Pinijkhun Reform School, an all-girls facility on a remote island. The only rule here is that everyone must obey orders.

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Directed by: Pairach Khumwan
Genres: Horror
Starring: Thitiya Jirapornsilp, Veerinsara Tangkitsuvanich, Pisitpol Ekpongpisit

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
power
survival
identity
family
Places: school
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Pairach Khumwan
Written by: Issaraporn Kuntisuk, Pairach Khumwan, Chanchana Homsap
Starring: Thitiya Jirapornsilp, Veerinsara Tangkitsuvanich, Pisitpol Ekpongpisit, Narinthorn Na Bangchang, Weeraya Zhang, Nutkitta Poonsukwattana, Sanutcha Janchoom, Panjai Sirisuwan
Music: Chapavich Temnitikul, Wuttipon Athiphongkit
Cinematography: Boonyanuch Kraithong
Runtime: 125 min
Country: Thailand
Languages: Thai

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