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#Alive (2020)

#Alive poster
Original title
#살아있다
Directed by
Cho Il-hyeong
Genre
zombie film, apocalyptic film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 2,070 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A video game live streamer is trapped alone in his apartment when a zombie outbreak hits Seoul. He must find ways to survive, scavenge for supplies, and eventually connect with another survivor in a nearby building.

tenseclaustrophobicurgentlonelysuspensefulanxioussurvivalistbleak

What happens

#Alive (Korean: #살아있다; RR: #saraitda) is a 2020 South Korean post-apocalyptic action horror film directed by Cho Il-hyung. Starring Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye, it is based on the 2019 script Alone by Matt Naylor (itself becoming another film), who co-adapted his script with Cho. The film revolves around a video game live streamer's struggle for survival as he is forced to stay alone in his apartment in Seoul during a zombie apocalypse. It was released in South Korea on June 24, 2020, and globally via Netflix on September 8, 2020. Critics generally gave positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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