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Korean Genre Films 33

Train to Busan

YEON Sang-ho|Korea|2016|118min |15+

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Schedule

Code: 518

Time: 7/6 16:00 - 17:58

Theater: CGV Sopung 5

Rate: 15

Event: Guest Visit

Unless otherwise indicated by the Subtitle code below, English subtitles are provided for all non-English language films.
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Schedule

Code: 518

Time: 7/6 16:00 - 17:58

Theater: CGV Sopung 5

Rate: 15

Event: Guest Visit

Unless otherwise indicated by the Subtitle code below, English subtitles are provided for all non-English language films.
별아이콘 Notice of No English-Subtitle

Program Note

YEON Sang-ho’s first live-action feature, Train to Busan, launched a new wave of zombie horror in Korean cinema. Together with the animated Seoul Station (2016), released the same year, and Peninsula (2020), which followed four years later, it forms part of a shared universe. As a zombie virus spreads, passengers aboard a KTX train from Seoul to Busan wage a desperate fight for survival. The film embraces melodrama through its focus on family while casting a critical eye on human selfishness under extreme circumstances. As one of the key works that brought so-called K-horror to global audiences, it also established a new benchmark for zombie acting and physical performance in Korean cinema. KIM Eui-sung’s unforgettable villainous performance and MA Dong-seok’s explosive action are as potent as the zombies themselves. Equally notable is Yeon’s command of confined space, which he transforms into a setting of remarkable cinematic efficiency.(Kim Hyung-seok)