Colony
Action Thriller Horror Korean
Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.
| Cast: | Gianna Jun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Kim Shin-rock, Shin Hyun-been, Go Soo, Lee Jung-ok, Kim Jong-tae, Hwang Jae-yeol, Lee Dam-hee, Chae Seo-eun |
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| Director: | Yeon Sang-ho |
| Writer: | Yeon Sang-ho, Choi Gyu-seok |
| Editor: | Han Mi-yeon |
| Camera: | Byun Bong-sun |
All Guild Reviews of "Colony"
Korean Zombie Film From Train to Busan Director Yeon Sang-Ho Lacks Heart Amidst Mayhem
The action unfolds inside a massive office tower in the middle of a densely populated city, when a disgruntled scientist launches a bioterror attack during a seminar conducted by his former partner.
A sporadically clever but ultimately convoluted affair, Colony is somehow both underwritten and over-plotted. The Korean horror-thriller marks a long-awaited return to the zombie genre for director Yeon Sang-ho, who broke out internationally almost exactly a decade ago with the clutter-breaking horror hit Train to Busan. That film took a deceptively simple premise, injected it with some old-fashioned melodrama, and managed to appeal both to Western and Asian sensibilities. In the subsequent decade, Yeon has remained highly sought-after, having directed several movies and as many as three Netflix shows. With Colony, he returns to his roots, armed with a bigger budget, seemingly brighter ideas, and a significantly larger canvas to splatter with gore and other grimy fluids.
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