Taiwan News
Date: 2016-08-18
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
All Taiwanese movie directors attending the recent premier of the Korean movie “TRAIN
In TRAIN TO BUSAN, the protagonist starred by Gong Yoo is taking his daughter on a bullet train to visit her mother in Busan, a southern resort city, when a mutated zombie-virus breaks out in South Korea.
They are trapped on the suspicion-filled, blood-drenched train with a group of terrified passengers when a passenger, who has been infected with the virus, is on the same train and begins to spread the virus, causing many other passengers to turn into zombies. The thriller depicts how those who have yet been infected are fighting their way through the countrywide viral outbreak, and how the father is fighting against all odds to save his daughter.
After seeing the premiere, director Chu Yen-ping said, “The is the first time I’ve seen a Korean zombie movie, and it’s one that can make audience cry.” [FULL STORY]