
After the passing of his parents, Karan resides with his Mumbai-based Chacha, who lives a middle-classed existence with his wife and 2 children. An Engineering student, Karan enrolls himself in Satara's Jaigarh University and gets a room in a hostel. Upon his arrival itself he is subjected to extortion by a male named Akshay and dozens of senior-year males. When he resists, he is beaten and taken before their ring-leader, Feroz, who has deliberately been unsuccessful in his e... (Full plot summary below)
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After the passing of his parents, Karan resides with his Mumbai-based Chacha, who lives a middle-classed existence with his wife and 2 children. An Engineering student, Karan enrolls himself in Satara's Jaigarh University and gets a room in a hostel. Upon his arrival itself he is subjected to extortion by a male named Akshay and dozens of senior-year males. When he resists, he is beaten and taken before their ring-leader, Feroz, who has deliberately been unsuccessful in his exams so that he can continue to live a lush life, is politically well-connected, and is expected to stand for local elections, and beaten even more in the presence of the hostel Warden, Sharad Saxena. He is unable to focus on his studies due to frequent beatings and public humiliations. He finds romance in the company of gorgeous Payal & moral support from fellow-victims, Vishnu Pandey, Bobby, and Nilesh. After a physical confrontation with Akshay, Feroz decides to leave Karan alone but continues ragging others with impunity. One year later, new-comers, including impoverished Pawan Mehta, are 'welcomed' by Feroz. Karan finds out about Pawan's plight and decides to intervene - and it is this intervention that will pit him not only against an enraged Feroz but his very own friends - who now believe that 'ragging' results in attaining 'manhood'.
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| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesA stern moralistic rebuke to ugly-Americanism. The movie is in-your-face but not pointlessly so. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceA series of interesting ideas floating around a sea of blood |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferThis is a vile exploitation film, and a shoddily-made one, that's half softcore porn and half horror porn. |
| Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)Mark ColletteA steady, grueling, suspenseful march to a raucous finish that is likely to give it a devoted cult following. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanA disturbing, uncompromising descent into the blackest corners of human nature. |
| Horror.comStaci Layne WilsonSlide in, belt up, and hang on: Hostel is the horror movie equivalent of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride! |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderEven if this type of entertainment doesn't entertain you, ya gotta admit, it's pretty slickly done. |
| Supercala.comPaul SalfenEli Roth has made the sickest movie to ever be called enjoyable. Quite a ride. |
| New York TimesNathan LeeHostel is motivated by an adolescent urge to shock. And while it's true that no civilized person will remain unscathed by the film's relentless bigotry - this is one of the most misogynistic films ever made - Mr. Roth's gory spectacles are too calculated to deliver the transgressive jolts they so obviously seek. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsDon't book into this Hostel unless you're a horror fan. Or if you do, don't complain ...the premise is as twisted and terrifying as the acts themselves. |