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Snowpiercer

Year:

2013

Duration:

126 min

Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

Director:

Joon-ho Bong

Awards:

23 wins & 54 nominations

Details

Country: South Korea

Release Date: 2013-08-01

Filming Locations: Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Earnings

Budget: $39,200,000

Opening Weekend: $171,187 (USA) (29 June 2014)

Gross: $4,563,650 (USA) (31 October 2014)

Cast

Actor

Character

Parry Shen

Chris Evans

Curtis

Kang-ho Song

Namgoong Minsoo

Ed Harris

Wilford

John Hurt

Gilliam

Tilda Swinton

Mason

Jamie Bell

Edgar

Octavia Spencer

Tanya

Ewen Bremner

Andrew

Ah-sung Ko

Yona

Alison Pill

Teacher

Luke Pasqualino

Grey

Vlad Ivanov

Franco the Elder

Adnan Haskovic

Franco the Younger

Emma Levie

Claude

Steve Park

Fuyu (as Stephen Park)

Clark Middleton

Painter

Marcanthonee Reis

Tim (as Marcanthonee Jon Reis)

Paul Lazar

Paul

Tómas Lemarquis

Egg-Head

Kenny Doughty

News Reporter

Robert Russell

Gerald

Magda Weigertová

Doris (as Magdaléna Weigertová)

Jim High

Soldier 1

Peter Hallin

Soldier 2

Haruna Honcoop

Female Officer (as Haruna Honcoopova)

Ana Braun

Ylfa

Griffin Seymour

Boy

Tyler John Williams

Young Wilford

Luna Sophia Bar-Cohen

Magdalena

Sean Connor Renwick

Sergio (as Sean Renwick)

Karel Vesely

Andy

Park Sungtaek

Chan

Brian Colin Foley

Soldier A (as Brian Foley)

Kendrick Ong

Soldier B

Seisuke Tsukahara

Old Man

Tomás Dianiska

Dark Voice (voice)

Miroslav Navratil

Giant (as Miroslav Navrátil)

Hun Chang

Plant Tender 1 (as Huh Chang)

Lucie Burianová

Plant Tender 2

Dana Green

Voice Actor (voice)

Jonny Loquasto

Voice Actor (voice)

Joseph Bertót

Voice Actor (voice) (as Joseph Bertot)

Eunkyung Song

Korean Translator

Igor Juric

Dark Figure (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

This marks as the third dystopian themed film for John Hurt, who previously starred both in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and in V for Vendetta (2005).

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This is based on the French graphic novel "Le Transperceneige". Director Joon-ho Bong discovered the comic in late 2004 during pre-production of The Host (2006), and was fascinated by the concept of people struggling on the train for survival.

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The drawings in the tail section of Snowpiercer were illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette, the original comic artist of the graphic novel Le Transperceneige.

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Goofs

Some children are taken away from the back of the train, and it is learned later from Wilford that small children are taken because they are the only ones that can fit into the sections of the engine that need repairs. This has been going on for years, yet the parents and others act as if this has never happened before.

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At the end of the film, Curtis reveals that he killed Edgar's mother when he was still a baby. Presumably, Edgar is raised by Curtis, Gilliam and others in the back of the train. Edgar has a very strong Irish accent and yet, there doesn't appear to be any other Irish people around. If he was raised on the train since infancy, his accent should reflect those around him, the majority of which are American.

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The bruise on Tanya's eye disappears and reappears between scenes.

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Quotes

Namgoong Minsoo: [in Korean] You want a smoke too, asshole? It's too good for shit like you.

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Wilford: The front and the tail are supposed to work together.

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Curtis: We go forward.

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Faq

A Note Regarding Spoilers

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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Snowpiercer can be found here.

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