Hostel (film)

Hostel (2005) is Eli Roth's second feature film as a writer and director. The movie is rated 'R' for brutal scenes of torture and violence, strong sexual content, language, and drug use. Due to the graphic nature of this film, its showing has been restricted in certain countries, primarily those with strict censorship policies. The film was billed as "inspired by true events"; Eli Roth claimed to have read about poverty stricken individuals in Thailand who would sell "members of their family to organized crime, then American and European businessmen would pay $10,000 to walk in a room and shoot them in the head." The sequel to Hostel, Hostel: Part II, was released on June 8, 2007.