The Guest

"The Guest" (French: L'Hôte) is a short story by the French writer Albert Camus. It was first published in 1957 as part of a collection entitled Exile and the Kingdom (L'exil et le royaume). The French title "L'Hôte" translates into both "the guest" and "the host" which ties back to the relationship between the main characters of the story. Camus employs this short tale to reflect upon issues raised by the political situation in French North Africa. In particular, he explores the problem of refusing to take sides in the colonial conflict in Algeria, something that mirrors Camus' own non-aligned stance which he had set out in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech.

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The Piper (film)

The Piper (Hangul: 손님; RR: Sonnim; lit. The Guest) is a 2015 South Korean period mystery film inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin legend. It is written and directed by Kim Gwang-tae, in his directorial debut.

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Set in the 1950s after the Korean War, wandering musician Woo-ryong and his young son come across a mountain village so remote it doesn't even appear on the map. Woo-ryong volunteers to exterminate the town's rat population in exchange for medical treatment for his sickly son.

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The Guest (film)

The Guest is a 2014 American thriller film directed and edited by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett. The film stars Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, and Lance Reddick. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. Wingard and Barrett similarly worked together for their previous film You're Next (2011). The film was released in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2014, and in the United States on September 17, 2014.

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After the loss of their eldest son, Caleb, to the war in Afghanistan, the Peterson family (the husband, wife and their children Luke and Anna) are visited by David Collins. David claims to be a former soldier and Caleb's best friend, and he is there to help Caleb take care of the family. David is polite, warm and friendly toward the family, and Mrs. Peterson offers to let him stay as long as he needs to.

David hears of Mr. Peterson's troubles at work and sees Luke return home with a black eye. With Luke's help, he follows the students that attacked Luke to a bar, humiliates them in a fight, and uses his knowledge of the law to convince the bartender not to tell anyone. David then goes to a party with a reluctant Anna, at which he saves her friend Kristen from her ex-boyfriend, also inquiring about where to buy guns from Anna's friend Craig. On their way home, Anna offers to make David a mix CD.