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Train to Busan

Train to Busan (Hangul: 부산행; RR: Busanhaeng, lit: To Busan) is a 2016 South Korean zombie apocalypse action thriller movie[4][5][6][7][8] directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee, and Ma Dong-seok with Kim Eui-sung.[9] The movie mostly takes place on a high-speed train from Seoul to Busan, as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out in the country putting the safety of the passengers at risk.

Train to Busan
Directed byYeon Sang-ho
Produced by
  • Lee Dong-ha
Written byPark Joo-suk
Starring
Music byJang Young-gyu
CinematographyLee Hyung-deok
Edited byYang Jin-mo
Production
company
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • 13 May 2016 (2016-05-13) (Cannes)
  • 20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) (South Korea)
Running time
118 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget$8.5 million[2]
Box office$98.5 million[3]

The movie premiered on 13 May 2016 at the Cannes Film Festival.[10][11][12][13] On 7 August, the movie set a record as the first Korean movie of 2016 to break the audience record of over 10 million audience turnout.[14][15]

Its sequel is the 2020 movie Peninsula.

Variety said in December 2016 that Gaumont would remake Train to Busan in English.[16]

References

  1. ↑ 'Train to Busan (15) (20 September 2016)British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Noh, Jean. 'Train To Busan' director Yeon Sang-ho working on sequel. Screen Daily (13 August 2018)Media Business Insight Limited. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Busanhaeng (2016). The Numbers. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Train to Busan (2016) – Box Office Mojo. www.boxofficemojo.com.
  5. ↑ Review: Train to Busan. thereelbits.com (23 August 2016). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Daum영화 <부산행>. daum.net. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Train to Busan (Korean Movie - 2016) - 부산행. HanCinema. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Tallerico, Brian. Train to Busan Movie Review & Film Summary (2016) - Roger Ebert. www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Kay, Jeremy. Well Go USA Entertainment boards 'Train To Busan'. Screen Daily (9 June 2016). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup. Variety (14 April 2016). Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  11. ↑ 'Train to Busan' to screen at Cannes. The Korea Times (2 May 2016).
  12. ↑ Zombies fail to impress in 'Train to Busan' (19 July 2016).
  13. ↑ Chen, Heather (3 August 2016). Train to Busan: Zombie film takes S Korea by storm. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36939395. Retrieved 22 August 2016. 
  14. ↑ notclaira. "Train To Busan" Is The First Korean Film Of 2016 To Break This Audience Record. Soompi (2016-08-07). Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  15. ↑ Byun, Hee-won. Korean Movies Prove Box-Office Gold. The Chosun IlboChosun Media. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  16. ↑ Kil, Sonia. 'Train to Busan' English-Language Remake Rights Go to Gaumont (7 December 2016)Variety.

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