Thursday, December 17, 2020

KCCNY x NYAFF present: A MERRY ZOMBIE XMAS

KCCNY x NYAFF present: A MERRY ZOMBIE XMAS

'Tis the Season to run for your life as Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY) and the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) are in the giving spirit to present a free streaming series that highlights one of the sweeping film genres to grace the big screen that will aim to leave you dying for more...literally.

What lurks in Winter's breath is the stillness of the undead creeping upon an unknowing populace. Keep your loved ones close and your enemies as a human shield as they take the first bite from a relentless zombie horde! Don't wait up for Santa. He probably didn't make it.


A MERRY XMAS SERIES Streaming details:
Free and unlimited run of the films for 15 days
December 24, 2020-January 7, 2021 at koreanculture.org


FULL LINEUP:

TRAIN TO BUSAN (Yeon Sang Ho, 2016, South Korea, 121m)

Cast: Gong-Yoo, Jung Yu-Mi, Ma Dong-Seok, Choi Woo-Sik, An So-Hee, Kim Eui-Sung, Kim Su-An
Language: Korean with English Subtitles
(synopsis courtesy of WellGo USA)
When a mysterious virus breaks out across South Korea, the infected transform into the murderous undead in wildly successful 2016 thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN, an official New York Times Critic’s Pick that Slant Magazine credits with scare tactics “among the most distinctive the zombie canon has ever seen.” As terrified travelers fight for their lives on a bullet train from hell, the result is a gory high-speed collision between the rich and the poor, the living and the undead, and the best and worst of human nature. When some among them prove willing to sell their soul for a shot at survival, trust may prove to be a luxury even the richest passengers cannot afford.


TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS: PENINSULA (Park Hee-gon, 2020, South Korea, 116m )

Cast: Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-je, Koo Gyo-hwan, Kim Do-yoon, Lee Re, Lee Ye-won
Language: Korean with English Subtitles
(synopsis courtesy of WellGo USA)
Four years after South Korea’s total decimation in TRAIN TO BUSAN, the zombie thriller that captivated audiences worldwide, acclaimed director Yeon Sang-ho brings us PENINSULA, the next nail-biting chapter in his post-apocalyptic world. Jung-seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best—or worst—of human nature prevails in the direst of circumstances.


RAMPANT (Kim Sung-hoon, 2018, South Korea, 127m)

Cast: Hyun Bin, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Eui-sung, Jeong Man-sik, Lee Sun-bin, Seo Ji-hye
Language: Korean with English Subtitles
(synopsis courtesy of WellGo USA)
A darkness looms over Joseon-era Korea: murderous creatures known as Night Demons have overrun the country. Returning from a long imprisonment abroad, Prince Ganglim discovers that it will take the strength of his entire kingdom to stop the bloody rampage spreading across the nation in this fresh new take on zombie horror from the studios that brought you TRAIN TO BUSAN.


ZOMBIE FOR SALE (also known as: ODD FAMILY: ZOMBIE FOR SALE)

(Lee Min-jae, 2019, South Korea, 112 m)
Cast: Park In-hwan, Jung Ga-ram, Lee Soo-kyung, Uhm Ji-won, Kim Nam-gil, Jung Jae-young
Language: Korean with English subtitles.
(synopsis courtesy of Arrow Films)
An infectiously funny slice of modern Korean cinema where TRAIN TO BUSAN, THE QUIET FAMILY and WARM BODIES collide to create a memorable rom-zom-com from first time director Lee Min-jae.
When the illegal human experiments of Korea’s biggest Pharmaceutical company go wrong, one of their “undead” test subjects escapes and ends up in a shabby gas station owned by the Park family – a band of misfits spanning three generations who hustle passers-by to make ends meet. When the Park family uncover their undead visitor, he bites the head of their household, who instead of transforming into an undead ghoul becomes revitalized and full of life! The family then hatch a plan to exploit this unexpected fountain of youth, allowing locals to pay to be bitten too, until things go wrong…

With a cabbage-munching zombie who prefers ketchup over blood, and a dysfunctional family that gives the Kim family of PARASITE a run for their money, ZOMBIE FOR SALE will warm the deadest of hearts and breathe some new life into the zombie genre. If you missed this film at NYAFF 2020, now is the time redeem yourself!

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