The movie tells the story of a group of people traveling to Busan by high speed train and escaping from life and death after the outbreak of the zombie virus, showing the darkness and light of human nature and the power of family, friendship and love.
Through different characters and plots, the film reveals the different attitudes and behaviors that people may show when facing the threat of death, such as selfishness, indifference or bravery and sacrifice.
The hero is a cold and selfish financial manager who undergoes a transformation from ignoring others to protecting them in the movie, ultimately exchanging his own life for the safety of his daughter and a pregnant woman.
2016 / South Korea / Action Thriller Disaster / Yeon Sang-ho / Kong Yoo Jung Yoo-mi
Suk-woo (Gong Yoo), a fund manager at a securities company, is a bright and smart man who puts profit before justice.
His wife breaks up with him, and his daughter Soo-Ahn (Kim Soo-Ahn) becomes increasingly frustrated with her selfish father and decides to move to Busan to live with her mother.
On Soo-Ahn’s birthday, Suk-woo takes the time to accompany his daughter on the express train to Busan.
Meanwhile, there are suspicious riots all over the city.
The government’s desperate attempts at whitewashing are unable to hide the fact that zombies are running rampant, and even the ignorant passengers are plunged into a hell of panic and despair because of the arrival of the uninvited guests.
At the start of the train, an infected person rushes into the compartment, and she quickly turns into a zombie, slaughtering healthy people as far as the eye can see.
Before long, the zombies explode geometrically.
Seok-woo is forced to struggle to survive in the cramped space with the surviving passengers.
The journey to Busan is filled with danger, and the humanity of each survivor is put to the test in this time of crisis. ……
