Snowpiercer

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On a future, frozen Earth, humanity has been packed onto self-sustaining trains, doomed to circumnavigate the globe unti... (more)

On a future, frozen Earth, humanity has been packed onto self-sustaining trains, doomed to circumnavigate the globe until the end of the interminable ice age - or until the engines give out.When a scrap of music piques their interest, the inhabitants of the Icebreaker take the ultimate risk and cross the frozen ocean, a vast expanse with no train tracks... and no way to return to them. (less)

"From fearsome engine to final car, all surviving human life is here: a complete hierarchy of the society we lost. The e... (more)

"From fearsome engine to final car, all surviving human life is here: a complete hierarchy of the society we lost. The elite, as ever, travel in luxury at the front of the train - but for those in the rear coaches, life is squalid, miserable and short. Now the poor have had enough: it's time to seize control of the engine - and their future!" -- (less)

"Crazed leader of the Apocalypsters, Marcio, has launched a catastrophic attack on the world. Claiming to cleanse Mother... (more)

"Crazed leader of the Apocalypsters, Marcio, has launched a catastrophic attack on the world. Claiming to cleanse Mother Earth of her human disease, the world has been plunged into a dark, icy winter. The only hope that remains is Snowpiercer--the dream of billionaire philanthropist, Zheng. But with limited spaces, dwindling resources, and fear turning to violence, how many passengers will survive? And at what cost...?"--Back cover. (less)

The film is set in the future (AD 2031) where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an ice age kills off al... (more)

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. (less)

Set seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, this series centers on the remnants of humanity, who inha... (more)

Set seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, this series centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival are questioned in this riveting television adaptation. (less)