Train to Busan
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Train to Busan (Korean: 부산행; RR: Busanhaeng; lit. To Busan) is a 2016 South Korean action horror film[4] directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee and Kim Eui-sung.[5] The film mostly takes place on a KTX from Seoul to Busan as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out in the country and threatens the safety of the passengers.
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Revised Romanization | Busanhaeng |
Directed by | Yeon Sang-ho |
Written by | Park Joo-suk |
Produced by | Lee Dong-ha |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Lee Hyung-deok |
Edited by | Yang Jin-mo |
Music by | Jang Young-gyu |
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Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
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Running time | 118 minutes[1] |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | $8.5 million[2] |
Box office | $98.5 million[3] |
The film premiered in the Midnight Screenings section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on 13th of May.[6][7][8][9] On 7 August, the film set a record as the first Korean film of 2016 to break the audience record of over 10 million theatergoers.[10][11]
The movie successfully launched the Train to Busan film series, with the animated prequel Seoul Station released in 2016 and a standalone sequel named Peninsula released in 2020. Another installment and an American-produced adaptation are also in development.