Prime Video: Only one week left to watch the best Korean zombie movie!

A terribly effective zombie movie, Last Train to Busan was one of the biggest hits in the history of Korean cinema. The story is not complicated: South Koreans find themselves trapped in a high-speed train with zombies multiplying like hot cakes.

Accompanied by a very readable action film realization, the story creates a sense of claustrophobia that gave impetus to the zombie genre. But beyond the fast-paced thriller, The Last Train in Busan is also a deep critique of Korean society.

“We only trust ourselves– Writes film critic Ian Sung-eun, reports NPR. The film highlights corporate insensitivity to the death toll and the government’s concealment or largely absenteeism. What about train controllers? Instead of saving passengers, they serve themselves as a wealthy businessman.

The director, Sang-ho Yoon, criticizes the absence of the state and its failure with respect to its citizens and capitalism, which privileges the interests of shareholders in the common good. These topics were particularly vocal in South Korea after the 2014 sinking of the ferry. This national tragedy claimed the lives of 300 people, most of them teenagers.

Investigators found that the company that owned the ferry had reset it to save money. The captain and crew boarded the lifeboats without rescuing the passengers. The media leading to the government line initially reported that all survived…

Against the background of this lighting we will further measure the cruelty of the film. Last train to Busan, to watch or re-watch on Prime Video until June 17th.