Seoul Station (film)
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Seoul Station (Korean: 서울역) is a South Korean adult animated post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho.[5] It is the second released installment in, and a prequel to, the Train to Busan film series. The aeni explores how the zombie epidemic began in South Korea before the latter's events.[6][7]
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Directed by | Yeon Sang-ho[1] |
Written by | Yeon Sang-ho |
Based on | Train to Busan by Park Joo-suk |
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Edited by | Lee Yeon-jung Yeon Sang-ho |
Music by | Jang Young-gyu[2] |
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Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | $575,000[3] |
Box office | $2,021,735[4] |
Released on 18 August 2016, the film stars Shim Eun-kyung, Ryu Seung-ryong and Lee Joon in the lead roles.[8][9] The film was shown at the 2016 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.[5] The film was awarded the Best Animated Feature Film at the 10th edition of the Asian Pacific Screen Awards in 2016.
Taking place in and around Seoul Station, a young runaway woman must try to survive in a world that sees her as disposable.[10] The story revolves around three main characters: Suk-gyu, a father who searches for his runaway daughter (Hye-sun), who he finds is alive and currently a prostitute. He finds her through her boyfriend, Ki-woong, who tried to pimp her to him. Just as he is about to be reunited with her, a zombie epidemic breaks out in Seoul.[11]