TRAIN TO BUSAN

One of the best zombie flicks of all time, whether from East Asian cinema or elsewhere. In South Korea's high-concept action thriller, a train bound for – you guessed it – Busan becomes engulfed in a viral outbreak that turns anybody afflicted into a flesh-eating, fast-moving zombie. The film's slow start focuses on Seo Seok-woo (Gong Yoo) and his young daughter, Seo Su-an (Kim Su-an), establishing their strained and distant connection early on.

As the train departs Seoul Station, a train attendant shows the first indications of infection, almost instantaneously morphing into a frenzied cannibal and kicking off one hell of a train trip for all the people on board. Think again if a two-hour film centered largely aboard a train — with the exception of a brief diversion into another station – seems boring or lacking in ideas. Train to Busan erupts with brilliant set pieces that will spike your pulse rate with their tremendous action but will also have you biting your nails due to the terrible stress. Add in a horde of zombies who move at breakneck speed, ala 28 Days Later (2002), and you have a classic of East Asian filmmaking and one of the best films ever made.

Detailed information:

Director: Sang-ho Yeon

Writers: Joo-Suk Park & Sang-ho Yeon

Starring: Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-Seok, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Kim Eui-Sung, Choi Woo-Shik, Ahn So-hee
Release dates: 13 May 2016
Running time: 118 minutes