While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
- Awards
- 36 wins & 42 nominations
Park Myung-shin
- Jong-gil
- (as Myung-sin Park)
Woo Do-im
- Cabin Attendant Min-ji
- (as Do-im Woo)
Kim Jae-rok
- Mr. Kim
- (as Jae-rok Kim)
Lee Joo-sil
- Seok-woo's Mother
- (as Joo-sil Lee)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe actor Ma Dong-seok (the man with the pregnant wife) used to be Gong Yoo's personal trainer.
- GoofsThe abilities of the infected seem to change for the convenience of the plot. For example, before they claim the infected will only attack if they see you, Sang-hwa traps an infected man in the toilet and it still tries to attack him, despite not being able to see him. Also, it is clearly shown that the doors aren't automatic as the handle needs to be pulled down, but eventually they realise that the infected can't open doors, but during the initial outbreak several do so with ease.
- Alternate versionsThe Indian cinema version is a minute shorter than the original version with a few violent zombie shots being censored.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Evening Urgant: Andrey Knyshev/Bi-2 (2016)
- SoundtracksGoodbye World
Music by Young-gyu Jang
Featured review
An overall excellent movie
A friend of mine recommended this movie. In his words, it would be "a kickass Korean zombie flick", so naturally i went into this movie expecting another generic, dumb, goofy zombie splatter film. Boy, was I in for a surprise!
First of all, the acting is spot on. All the actors are doing a tremendously great job, but for me, little Soo-an Kim totally nails it in one of the best child actor performances I have ever seen. The zombie actors are also truly exceptional and they manage to spook you, without having to rely on heavy prosthetics and rotting flesh.
Secondly, the cinematography is amazing. Although the whole story is taking place during daytime, the film manages to make you feel claustrophobic and constantly nervous without having to rely on cheap tricks such as jump scares or low lighting conditions. The cuts are seamless, the colours great and, though different from Hollywood standards, it is a generally really good looking movie.
What really captured me though in this film was the drama. In this genre the characters are usually very generic and one dimensional. Though this flick is, at first, not so different in this aspect, as the story carries on we witness the shifting between the dynamics of the characters, we see their personalities evolve and change, we find out about their motives, their relationships and the depths they would go for their loved ones. I personally found myself very emotionally invested to the characters (which might be due to the great acting performances),I was actively routing for them and was really moved by the movie's finale.
Don't get me wrong though. This is not some melodramatic drama flick. It is still an awesome zombie apocalypse movie. It is fast paced, it is action-packed, it is gory, it is tense and terrifying and it will keep you at the edge of your seat. It is also original, it doesn't play around and will surely satisfy even the hardcore fans of the genre. However, it is also a film you will remember for its awesome story and characters and for being an overall great movie. 10/10
First of all, the acting is spot on. All the actors are doing a tremendously great job, but for me, little Soo-an Kim totally nails it in one of the best child actor performances I have ever seen. The zombie actors are also truly exceptional and they manage to spook you, without having to rely on heavy prosthetics and rotting flesh.
Secondly, the cinematography is amazing. Although the whole story is taking place during daytime, the film manages to make you feel claustrophobic and constantly nervous without having to rely on cheap tricks such as jump scares or low lighting conditions. The cuts are seamless, the colours great and, though different from Hollywood standards, it is a generally really good looking movie.
What really captured me though in this film was the drama. In this genre the characters are usually very generic and one dimensional. Though this flick is, at first, not so different in this aspect, as the story carries on we witness the shifting between the dynamics of the characters, we see their personalities evolve and change, we find out about their motives, their relationships and the depths they would go for their loved ones. I personally found myself very emotionally invested to the characters (which might be due to the great acting performances),I was actively routing for them and was really moved by the movie's finale.
Don't get me wrong though. This is not some melodramatic drama flick. It is still an awesome zombie apocalypse movie. It is fast paced, it is action-packed, it is gory, it is tense and terrifying and it will keep you at the edge of your seat. It is also original, it doesn't play around and will surely satisfy even the hardcore fans of the genre. However, it is also a film you will remember for its awesome story and characters and for being an overall great movie. 10/10
- hailander-01340
- Oct 8, 2016
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Estación zombi. Tren a Busan
- Filming locations
- Daejeon Station, Daejeon, South Korea(first stop)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- ₩10,000,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,129,768
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $284,776
- Jul 24, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $92,767,524
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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