Snowpiercer

In the near future, a failed climate experiment has led to a second ice age. The sole survivors are aboard a high-speed train constantly on the move. A class system reigns – the poor inhabiting the tail section, the wealthy and powerful in the front. A riot takes place, and a group of rebels fight their way through the train to gain control of its engine. The film marks Bong's English-language debut, with an international cast. It shifts frequently in tone and in genre, train car by train car, from dystopia to absurd and vivid cheerfulness. Mixed with carefully choreographed fight scenes, this is a visually striking, original and highly entertaining sci-fi adventure. ig

Suitable for audiences above 15 years of age.

South Korean shooting star Bong Joon-ho (b. 1969) enjoyed his international breakthrough with monster movie The Host (2006). His crime drama Mother (2009) premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes. His trademarks are a dark sense of humour, rapid mood shifts, and a strong visual style with much attention to detail. Snowpiercer is his fifth feature film.