Snowpiercer

    Genre
    Action, Drama, Science Fiction
  • |
    • Runtime
    126 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    South Korea, Czech Republic
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Korean, French, Japanese, Czech, German
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Bong Joon Ho
WRITTEN BY:
Bong Joon Ho, Kelly Masterson
CAST INCLUDES:
Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, John Hurt, Ed Harris

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

In this sci-fi epic from director Bong Joon Ho (PARASITE, THE HOST, MOTHER), a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet. Based on a French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, it follows the final survivors who board the SNOWPIERCER, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. Rated at 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and considered one of the top films of 2014 for its groundbreaking vision and style, it features an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, John Hurt and Ed Harris.

SYNOPSIS

In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.

Snowpiercer

    Genre
    Action, Drama, Science Fiction
  • |
    • Runtime
    126 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    South Korea, Czech Republic
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Korean, French, Japanese, Czech, German
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Bong Joon Ho
WRITTEN BY
Bong Joon Ho, Kelly Masterson
CAST INCLUDES
Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, John Hurt, Ed Harris
In this sci-fi epic from director Bong Joon Ho (PARASITE, THE HOST, MOTHER), a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet. Based on a French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, it follows the final survivors who board the SNOWPIERCER, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. Rated at 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and considered one of the top films of 2014 for its groundbreaking vision and style, it features an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, John Hurt and Ed Harris.

In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.

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