Although set in Slovakia, the film was shot almost entirely in the Czech Republic . The torture scenes were filmed in an actual psychiatric hospital in Prague that had been closed for over 50 years .

Eli Roth conceived the idea after hearing of a website in Thailand where people supposedly paid $10,000 to shoot someone in the head for sport .

Best friends Paxton and Josh are backpacking through Europe with their Icelandic friend, Oli, seeking drugs and sex . Lured by rumors of a Slovakian hostel filled with "American-loving" women, they arrive in a remote town only to discover it is a front for the —a secret organization that kidnaps tourists to sell to wealthy clients for the purpose of ritualistic torture and murder . Production Highlights

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