Peninsula (film)

For other uses, see Peninsula (disambiguation).

Peninsula
Theatrical release poster
Directed byYeon Sang-ho
Written by
  • Yeon Sang-ho
  • Ryu Yong-jae
Produced byLee Dong-ha
Starring
CinematographyLee Hyung-deok
Edited byYang Jin-mo
Music byMowg
Production
companies
  • RedPeter Films
  • Contents Panda
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • July 15, 2020 (2020-07-15)
Running time
116 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
Languages
  • Korean
  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Polish
Budget$16 million[1]
Box office$42.7 million[2][3]

Peninsula (Korean: 반도; Hanja: 半島; RR: Bando; marketed internationally as Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula) is a 2020 South Korean post-apocalyptic action horror film co-written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho.[4][5] It is a standalone sequel to the 2016 film Train to Busan, the second live-action feature film and the third overall installment in the Train to Busan film series. The plot follows a former soldier who is sent along with a team to retrieve a truck full of money from the wastelands of South Korea, now inhabited by zombies, rogue militia, and a family. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Gang Dong-won and Lee Jung-hyun.

Peninsula was chosen to premiere in the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and simply released theatrically in South Korea on 15 July 2020, while also being shown at the 25th Busan International Film Festival on 21 October 2020. It has grossed $42.7 million worldwide on a $16 million budget but received generally mixed reviews from critics, who found it inferior to the first film.

  1. ^ Franklin, Garth (2 April 2020). "Teaser: "Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula"". Dark Horizons. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Peninsula (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Peninsula (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ Noh, Jean (23 March 2020). "First Look: 'Peninsula', Yeon Sang-ho's follow-up to 'Train To Busan' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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