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Colony (2026)

Colony poster
Original title
군체
Directed by
Yeon Sang-ho
Genre
horror film, zombie film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
R
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 87 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Survivors are trapped in a building during an unknown outbreak. They fight for their lives against infected people who keep changing in unpredictable ways.

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What happens

Colony (Korean: 군체) is a 2026 South Korean action horror film directed and written by Yeon Sang-ho with Choi Gyu-seok as co-writer. It stars Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Kim Shin-rok, Shin Hyun-been, and Go Soo. The film explores the harrowing struggle of isolated survivors trapped in a building, quarantined amidst an unknown outbreak, as they fight for survival against the unpredictably evolving infected. The film had its world premiere at the Midnight Screenings section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2026. Distributed by Showbox, it was released theatrically in South Korea on May 21. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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