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Train to Busan

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Train to Busan
Hangul부산
Hanja釜山
Revised RomanizationBusanhaeng
Directed byYeon Sang-ho
Written byPark Joo-suk
Produced by
  • Lee Dong-ha
Starring
CinematographyLee Hyung-deok
Edited byYang Jin-mo
Music byJang Young-gyu
Production
companies
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release dates
  • 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]

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.

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

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  1. "Train to Busan (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. Noh, Jean (13 August 2018). "'Train To Busan' director Yeon Sang-ho working on sequel". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight Limited. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. "Busanhaeng (2016)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. 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 (9 June 2016). "Well Go USA Entertainment boards 'Train To Busan'". Screen Daily. 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. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  14. notclaira (2016-08-07). ""Train To Busan" Is The First Korean Film Of 2016 To Break This Audience Record". Soompi. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  15. Byun, Hee-won. "Korean Movies Prove Box-Office Gold". The Chosun Ilbo. Chosun Media. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  16. Kil, Sonia; Keslassy, Elsa (7 December 2016). "'Train to Busan' English-Language Remake Rights Go to Gaumont". Variety.

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