Please note: This was screened in March 2017
Cannibalistic undead collide with strident social criticism in this powerful and engrossing zombie feature (the prequel to the blockbusting Train to Busan, which we screen on Sat 4 March at 22:00) from one of South Korea's most acclaimed animators.
Adolescent Hae-sun has run away to Seoul, to live with her boyfriend. But when he tries to force Hae-sun into prostitution, she breaks up with him and takes off into the night. Waiting for a train home, she feels relieved to have escaped but when one of the homeless men who sleep in the station begins displaying strange symptoms, Hae-sun finds herself caught in the middle of a terrifying viral outbreak that soon spreads throughout the city.
A tale of class struggle and inequity told through the lens of a zombie thriller, the film's expressive animation and voice cast bring to life its grisly details and poignant emotion equally. Compelling and genuinely scary, Seoul Station is a unique look at modern Korean society.
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