Parasite

Parasite

2019 South Korean black comedy thriller film by Bong Joon-ho
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Parasite (Korean기생충; RRGisaengchung) is a 2019 South Korean black comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the film with Han Jin-won. The film, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, Park Myung-hoon, and Lee Jung-eun, follows a poor family who infiltrate the life of a wealthy family.

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Produced by
  • Kwak Sin-ae
  • Moon Yang-kwon
  • Bong Yok-cho
  • Jang Young-hwan
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Bong Joon-ho
Han Jin-won
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Bong Joon-ho
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Jung Jae-il
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Hong Kyung-pyo
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Barunson E&A
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  • 21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) (South Korea)
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132 minutes
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Korean
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  • In the movie, Ki-woo's forged certificate of enrollment shows it's supposedly from Yeonsei University, director Bong's alma mater.
  • Song is the favorite actor of Director Bong. Song starred in Bong's 2006 flick "The Host." At the end of the The Host, Song kills creature of ill Korean socio-economic problem: After the creature killed his character's daughter by stabbing. At the end of Parasite, Song also stabs a knife through a creature of socio-economic enormity after his character's daughter was killed.
  • French visa # 150985.
  • Winner of 2019 Official Competition Prize at Sydney Film Festival.
  • The biggest Korean box office hit of all time in Indonesia, with approx. 500,000 audiences (as of July 28, 2019).

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