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Zombie apocalypse flick “Train to Busan” won best feature in a competition section of the 20th Fantasia International Film Festival, according to a local agency on Thursday.

The film, which stars Gong Yoo, Don Lee and Jung Yu-mi, competed in the Feature Competition category of the film festival in Montreal, Canada. It was also screened there on July 21 and July 31.

It is also enjoying immense popularity on home turf. Since its release on July 20, “Train to Busan” has drawn some 9.3 million filmgoers at the Korean box office.

“Train to Busan” was also screened in the Out of Competition section of the Cannes Film Festival in May. The movie will compete at other overseas film festival dedicated to fantasy and horror films, including the Sitges Film Festival in October.

By Son Ji-hyoung (json@heraldcorp.com)