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DOOMSDAY BOOK - Toronto Premiere! - Sun, Oct 21, 1pm at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

Directed by Kim Jee-woon, Yim Pil-sung, Korea, 2012, 113 mins

Principal Cast: Doona Bae, Joon-ho Bong, Ji-hee Jin

Toronto Premiere, One Screening Only
Sun, Oct 21, 1pm, Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. at Bathurst. Door Tickets from: 12pm, Seating from: 12.30pm.
$14 Regular Ticket, $24 Double Feature Ticket with LLOYD THE CONQUEROR at 3.45 pm. Buy Advance Tickets Online Here until 11

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Short Description

Winner of Fantasia Film Festival’s Jury Award for Best Feature Film, this trio of apocalyptic tales features the rise of sentient robots, a zombie virus outbreak and an asteroid on a fatal collision course with earth. Co-directed by acclaimed Korean filmmaker Jee-woon Kim (I SAW THE DEVIL, THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE WEIRD, A TALE OF TWO SISTERS)

The Buzz

“A spellbinding filmic experience….the quality of all the stories in DOOMSDAY BOOK is high…. this film shouldn’t be missed!” - Ain’t It Cool News

“A worthy addition….fans of Korean genre have yet another solid entry in the careers of two of its most sterling talent.” - Sound on Sight

“Doomsday Book is a fine anthology for fans”- Twitch

Official Selection - 8 International Film Festivals including Fantastic Fest, New York Asian Film Festival, London, Fantasia, Sitges

Winner - Best Feature Film (Jury Award) - Fantasia Film Festival

SYNOPSIS

A zombie outbreak! Self-aware robots! A meteor on a collision course with the Earth! Such doomsday scenarios may seem like old hat, having already been trotted out in a bevy of Hollywood blockbusters, but thanks to the remarkable efforts of two of Asia’s biggest genre directors and a powerhouse cast of Korean A-listers, DOOMSDAY BOOK manages to spin these tried and true tales of gloom and doom in refreshingly original directions, conjuring a perfect storm of earnest drama, crowd-pleasing comedy, and enthralling spectacle.

Yim Pil-Sung (HANSEL & GRETEL) kicks things off with “A Brave New World” an endearing epic examination of a zombie epidemic with plenty of satirical bite. The social commentary continues in the second chapter “The Heavenly Creature”, but director Kim Ji-Woon (A TALE OF TWO SISTERS, I SAW THE DEVIL), compliments it with an arresting moral dimension as he speculates the potential apocalyptic effect of a machine achieving enlightenment. Finally, both directors bring it home together with “Happy Birthday” a riotously funny comedy about familial bonding in the wake of an Armageddon of Michael Bay proportions.
- Peter Kuplowsky

Screens with Short Film:
FROST
Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival
Jeremy Ball, 13 min, Canada, 2012
A young woman ventures into the wilderness to fulfill a rite of passage, but stumbles into the graveyard of an ancient world.
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