Train to Busan

    Genre
    Horror, Drama, Action
  • |
    • Runtime
    118 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2016
  • |
    • Countries
    South Korea
  • |
    • Languages
    Korean
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Yeon Sang-Ho
WRITTEN BY:
Joo-Suk Park, Sang-ho Yeon
CAST INCLUDES:
Yoo Gong, Jung Yu-Mi, Ma Dong-Sik, Choi Woo-Sik, An So-Hee

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

When a mysterious virus breaks out across South Korea, the infected transform into the murderous undead in wildly successful 2016 thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN, an official New York Times Critic’s Pick, rated 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, that Slant Magazine credits with scare tactics “among the most distinctive the zombie canon has ever seen.” While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan. Variety raves, "TRAIN TO BUSAN pulses with relentless locomotive momentum."

SYNOPSIS

 As terrified travelers fight for their lives on a bullet train from hell, the result is a gory high-speed collision between the rich and the poor, the living and the undead, and the best and worst of human nature. When some among them prove willing to sell their soul for a shot at survival, trust may prove to be a luxury even the richest passengers cannot afford.

Train to Busan

    Genre
    Horror, Drama, Action
  • |
    • Runtime
    118 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2016
  • |
    • Countries
    South Korea
  • |
    • Languages
    Korean
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Yeon Sang-Ho
WRITTEN BY
Joo-Suk Park, Sang-ho Yeon
CAST INCLUDES
Yoo Gong, Jung Yu-Mi, Ma Dong-Sik, Choi Woo-Sik, An So-Hee
When a mysterious virus breaks out across South Korea, the infected transform into the murderous undead in wildly successful 2016 thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN, an official New York Times Critic’s Pick, rated 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, that Slant Magazine credits with scare tactics “among the most distinctive the zombie canon has ever seen.” While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan. Variety raves, "TRAIN TO BUSAN pulses with relentless locomotive momentum."

 As terrified travelers fight for their lives on a bullet train from hell, the result is a gory high-speed collision between the rich and the poor, the living and the undead, and the best and worst of human nature. When some among them prove willing to sell their soul for a shot at survival, trust may prove to be a luxury even the richest passengers cannot afford.

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