| Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 06, 2006 |
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| Director: | Eli Roth |
| Writer: | Eli Roth |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | bathroom, amsterdam, netherlands, europe, brothel, paranoia, bratislava, slovakia, machete, sadism, iceland, backpacker, human trafficking, dominatrix, deception, gore, blood bath, mercilessness, slasher, torture, prostitution, strangulation, business card, doberman, eye gouging, hostel, mugging, torture porn, elite club, slovakia, american horror, apathetic |
| Production Companies | International Production Company, Raw Nerve, Next Entertainment, Hostel |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $81,979,826
Budget: $4,800,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 31, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Eli Roth | Director, Writer |
| Nathan Barr | Original Music Composer |
| Pavel Vokoun | Stunt Coordinator |
| Rico Torres | Still Photographer |
| Jana Dopitová | Makeup Artist |
| Kami Asgar | ADR Supervisor |
| Robert Kurtzman | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Miloš Kulhavý | Stunts |
| Martin Kraus | Stunts |
| Zdeněk Dvořáček | Stunts |
| Quentin Tarantino | Presenter |
| Roman Janečka | Second Unit Director |
| David Baxa | Art Direction |
| Milan Chadima | Director of Photography, Camera Operator |
| Franco-Giacomo Carbone | Costume Design, Production Design |
| Petr Stuchlík | Boom Operator |
| Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Herwig Maurer | Sound Editor |
| Kazi Kopecká | Script Supervisor |
| Marcelo Teson | Sound Editor, Dialogue Editor |
| Vlasta Hynek | Production Coordinator |
| Brian Richards | Music Editor |
| Jan Ondrovcak | Location Manager |
| Ivan Vorlíček | Casting |
| Greg Danylyshyn | Music Supervisor |
| Pavel Vencl | Boom Operator |
| Luděk Hynek | Key Grip |
| Filipp Grammatikos | Casting |
| Tim Tuchrello | Sound Editor, First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sean McCormack | Sound Supervisor, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Martina Ter-Akopowá | Art Department Coordinator |
| Tateum Kohut | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Brian Best | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Vlada Muller | Steadicam Operator |
| Andy Schoneberg | Makeup Designer |
| Gerry Cueller | Music Supervisor |
| Martin Prýca | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Honza Ondrovcak | Location Manager |
| Jitka Novotná | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Karen Guthery | Orchestrator |
| Paloma Soledad | Costume Design |
| Petr Konrád | Gaffer |
| Philip Seeger | Second Assistant Director |
| Rick Downey | Negative Cutter |
| Charles Kaplan | Associate Editor |
| Kyle Rochlin | Foley Mixer |
| Andrew Drapkin | Digital Colorist |
| Michal Snajdr | First Assistant Accountant |
| Vincent Guisetti | Foley Artist |
| Olina Edney | Production Secretary |
| Tomas Pelc | Cast Driver |
| Marketa Boruvkova | Dialogue Coach |
| Howard London | ADR Mixer |
| Travis Baker | Researcher |
| Soňa Ticháčková | Casting Director |
| Thomas D. Mahoney | Music Coordinator |
| Monica Sandstede | Story Editor |
| Tamara Jovicova | Casting Assistant |
| Petr Kabrt | Stunts |
| Dimo Lipitkovský | Stunts |
| Filip Kadlec | Stunts |
| Marek Motlíček | Stunts |
| Ales Putik | Stunts |
| Miroslav Lhotka | Stunts |
| Petr Hnětkovský | Stunts |
| Klára Palivcová | Stunts |
| Jiri Simberský | Stunts |
| Jaroslav Fiala | Set Dresser |
| Mark Freund | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Karel Vaňásek | Set Decoration |
| Kelly Wagner | Casting |
| Rini Lemanova | Key Makeup Artist |
| Milan Bábik | Property Master |
| Mark Taylor | First Assistant Director |
| Peter Petrik | Assistant Location Manager |
| Zdeněk Mrkvička | Second Assistant Camera |
| Jiri Rezac | Extras Casting |
| Petra Ratner | Third Assistant Director |
| Brano Danis | Colorist |
| Markéta Procházková | Key Costumer |
| Bernhard Vogl | ADR Recordist |
| Mark Scovil | Assistant Editor |
| Dan Cmolik | Key Rigging Grip |
| Lukas Srajer | Best Boy Grip |
| Lorraine Martin | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Allan Wilson | Conductor |
| Scott G.G. Haller | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Katherin-Ellen Zabehlicky | Production Assistant |
| Petr Bozdech | Stunts |
| Jindřich Klaus | Stunts |
| Zuzana Drdacka | Stunts |
| Blanka Jarošová | Stunts |
| Kamila Zenkerová | Stunts |
| Jiri First | Stunts |
| Petr Horáček | Stunts |
| Pavel Myslík | Stunts |
| Rene Hajek | Stunts |
| Mirek Navratil | Stunts |
| David Mottl | Stunts |
| Miro Gal | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Boris Masník | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Michal Houzvicka | Grip |
| Ladd Lanford | Visual Effects Producer |
| Jirka Pospisil | Grip |
| Martin Štěpánek | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| George Folsey Jr. | Editor |
| Jaromír Vaverka | Set Dresser |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Eli Roth | Producer |
| Quentin Tarantino | Executive Producer |
| Boaz Yakin | Executive Producer |
| Chris Briggs | Producer |
| Mike Fleiss | Producer |
| Philip Waley | Co-Producer |
| Scott Spiegel | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Frisch | Co-Producer |
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