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In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.

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Directed by

Bong Joon-ho

Written by

Kelly Masterson (Screenplay)
Bong Joon-ho (Screenplay)
Jacques Lob (Original Story)
Benjamin Legrand (Original Story)
Jean-Marc Rochette (Original Story)

Runtime

127 minutes

Country

United States of America, South Korea, Czech Republic

Language

Korean

Tagline

AD 2031, the passengers in the train are the only survivors on Earth.

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Keywords

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