Hostel: Part II (2007)
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Three American art students traveling to a Slovakian village find themselves caught in a deadly trap where wealthy clients pay to witness their suffering.
The story
Following the events of the first film, three American art students traveling in Rome are convinced by a model to join her on a luxury spa vacation in Slovakia. While traveling by train and staying at a local hostel, the women are targeted by a sinister organization. They are eventually kidnapped and taken to a remote facility where wealthy clients pay to witness and participate in their torture. The film explores the harrowing experiences of the students as they navigate a deadly labyrinth of violence and exploitation in the Slovakian countryside.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After escaping the Elite Hunting Club, Paxton lives in seclusion until his body is found by the club's boss, Sasha Rassimov. In Rome, art students Beth, Whitney, and Lorna are lured by a model named Axelle to a spa vacation in Slovakia. At a hostel, their passports are sold to the Elite Hunting Club. Lorna is kidnapped and brutally murdered by a woman named Mrs. Bathory. Beth, Whitney, and Axelle are taken to a facility where they are subjected to various horrors. Whitney is mutilated and eventually beheaded by Stuart after he is pressured by the club. Beth is captured and faces Stuart, but manages to maim him before being 'freed' by Sasha, who gives her a tattoo. Finally, Beth finds and beheads Axelle, who was being toyed with by a group of children.
- First release year
- 2007
- Runtime (minutes)
- 94
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Eli Roth
- Writers
- Eli Roth · writer
- Cast and characters
- Lauren German · Beth; Roger Bart · Stuart; Heather Matarazzo · Lorna; Bijou Phillips · Whitney; Richard Burgi · Todd; Vera Jordanova · Axelle; Milan Kňažko · Sasha
- Genres
- horror; thriller
- Themes
- exploitation; violence; materialism
- Tone and mood
- violent; disturbing
- Premise and plot tags
- survival; torture_porn; sequel
- Franchise connections
- Hostel
- Content notes
- gore
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews, with some critics praising its production values and character development compared to the first film, while others criticized it for being too similar to its predecessor and lacking depth.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 44% · scale: percentage · review count: 113; Metacritic · score: 46 · scale: 100 · review count: 21; CinemaScore · score: C · scale: A+ to F
- Awards and nominations
- Fright Meter Awards · Best Supporting Actress · 2007 · nominated; Golden Raspberry Awards · Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie · nominated; Golden Raspberry Awards · Worst Prequel or Sequel · nominated
- Production trivia
- The film was considered one of the most pirated films ever.; The production included a sequence filmed at the Blue Lagoon spa in Iceland.; One of the marketing posters was removed from theaters due to complaints from patrons.
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