Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013. Special features: Critics' commentary hosted by Scott Weinberg; The birth of Snowpiercer; The characters; Animated prologue; Concept art galler; Chris Evans & Tild Swinton on "Snowpiercer"; The train brought to life: behind the scenes of a special screening; Transperceneige: from the blank page to the black screen. Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ed Harris, Alison Pill, Octavia Spencer.
Summary:
The film is set in the future (AD 2031) where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an ice age kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. Its inhabitants are divided by class; the lower-class passengers in one of the last cars stage an uprising, moving car by car up to the front of the train, where the oppressive rich and powerful ride.
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