Doomsday Book (2012)

Original title

인류멸망보고서

Directed by

Yim Pil-sung, Kim Ji-woon

Genre

science fiction film, zombie film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

12

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 114 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three stories show different ways humanity might destroy itself in a high-tech world. A zombie outbreak starts with a corrupted organic apple. A factory robot achieves enlightenment and a monk defends it. An old man orders a package that triggers doomsday while his family tries to stay together.

tragicomicthought-provokingsatiricalphilosophicaloffbeatwrybleaksomber

What happens

Doomsday Book (Korean: 인류멸망보고서; lit. 'Report on the Destruction of Mankind') is a 2012 South Korean science-fiction anthology film directed by Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung. It tells three unique stories of human self-destruction in the modern high-tech era, while displaying an alternative form of genuine humanity and compassion. A Brave New World is a political satire about a viral zombie outbreak; The Heavenly Creature philosophizes on whether a robot can achieve enlightenment; and in Happy Birthday a dysfunctional family bonds in the midst of an apocalypse. It won the top prize at the 2012 Fantasia Festival. The jury honored it with the Cheval Noir Award for best film for "its intelligence and originality." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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