“A loud, clanging, original action flick that's grabbing you by the lapels and yelling in your ears.” - David Sims, The Atlantic
“As with THE HOST, the political satire is teased out gradually as the story progresses and never intrudes on one's enjoyment of the movie's richly imagined world.” - J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Tuesday, February 20, 6:00 p.m. | In Bong Joon-ho's SNOWPIERCER, a climate engineering experiment gone wrong has enveloped the Earth in a new ice age. All that remains of humanity is segregated by class and confined to a train that must stay in perpetual motion. Inequalities and labor oppression have been enforced, but a revolution—led by Curtis Everett (Chris Evans)—is beginning, and a violent and visually compelling journey to the front of the train has begun.
Awards & Nominations
Nominee - Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenwriter, Best Production Designer, Asian Film Awards
Winner - Best Art Direction, Asia-Pacific Film Festival
Nominee - Best Action/Adventure Film, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
Cli-Fi Lecture Series: This series will screen a wide range of historical and contemporary Cli-Fi films, including science fiction, narrative, and experimental films, as well as blockbusters, in order to explore how they encourage us to see, understand, and respond to the escalating crisis of climate change. All screenings followed by lecture from Shawn Michelle Smith and Oliver Sann. View full series.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu