Train to Busan (2016)

Original title

부산행

Directed by

Yeon Sang-ho

Genre

action film, horror film, thriller film, zombie film, apocalyptic film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 8,482 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father and his daughter board a high-speed train from Seoul to Busan. A zombie outbreak overtakes the train and the passengers must fight to survive.

fast-pacedtenseurgentemotionalclaustrophobicvisceralsuspenseful

What happens

Train to Busan (Korean: 부산행; RR: Busanhaeng; MR: Pusanhaeng; lit. 'Voyage To Busan') is a 2016 South Korean action horror film directed by Yeon Sang-ho and written by Park Joo-suk. It stars Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee, and Kim Eui-sung. The film takes place primarily on a KTX from Seoul to Busan as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out and threatens the safety of the passengers. A co-production between Next Entertainment World and RedPeter Film, Train to Busan premiered in the Midnight Screenings section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on May 13. It was released by Next Entertainment World on July 20 in South Korea; by August 7, it became the first Korean film of the year to break the audience record of over 10 million theatergoers. It received positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing $98.5 million on a budget of $8.5 million. The film spawned the Train to Busan series, and was followed by the animated prequel Seoul Station (2016) and the standalone sequel Peninsula (2020). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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