Snowpiercer (South Korea, France, USA, Czechia, 2013)
Original version with subtitles
Directed by: Bong Joon-ho
Age rating: 16
Running time: 2 hours 06 minutes
SNOWPIERCER is science fiction cinema at its best: gripping, clever and visually stunning. Cult director Bong Joon-ho has assembled a superb international cast.
Earth in the near future: eternal ice and snow cover the once-lush planet. There is no sign of life. Only a single train, travelling alone through the desolate snowy landscape, still offers the surviving humans shelter from the deadly cold. Here they have found their last refuge. Yet the vast majority of the remaining human race eke out a existence in perpetual darkness at the rear of the train, whilst at the front the few wealthy passengers revel in luxury. But the signs point to change. A revolution is imminent …
