Train to Busan Hangul 부산 행 Hanja 釜山 行 Revised Romanization Busanhaeng
Directed by Yeon Sang-ho Written by Park Joo-suk Produced by Starring Cinematography Lee Hyung-deok Edited by Yang Jin-mo Music by Jang Young-gyu Production companies
Distributed by Next Entertainment World Release dates
13 May 2016 (2016-05-13 ) (Cannes )
20 July 2016 (2016-07-20 ) (South Korea)
Running time
118 minutes[ 1] Country South Korea Language Korean 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]
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