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Parasite is a 2019 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who also served as a producer and co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won. The cast includes Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, and Jang Hye-jin. The film, originally titled 기생충 or 寄生蟲, is a comedy drama, black comedy, and thriller presented in Korean. It was distributed by CJ Entertainment, Neon, Microsoft Store, and Disney+.
The film has a runtime of 132 minutes, though some sources list it as 133 minutes. It received the Palme d'Or, the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Production details include a capital cost of 13,200,000 and a budget of 11,363,000. The film earned 263,136,741 at the box office, with another source citing revenue of 257,591,776. It attracted 10,277,065 attendees.
Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 8.5 based on 1,169,361 votes and a TMDb vote average of 8.494 from 20,603 votes. The film was released on various dates in 2019, including May 21, May 30, October 11, and October 17.
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8.5All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Cast
- Song Kang-ho as Kim Ki-taek
- Lee Sun-kyun as Park Dong-ik
- Cho Yeo-jeong as Yeon-kyo
- Choi Woo-shik as Ki-woo
- Park So-dam as Ki-jung
- Lee Jung-eun as Moon-gwang
Themes
- dark comedy
- con artist
- social commentary
- working class
- infiltration
- psychological thriller
- class differences
- family
- unemployed
- domestic worker
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Parasite Movie: A Study of Class, Fate, and the Illusion of Control — Feeling Creative?
Is success merit-based, or is it just geography? Praveen Kumar analyzes Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, exploring how architecture, smell, and the "illusion of control" define the tragedy of the Kim family., Is success merit-based, or is it just geography? Praveen Kumar analyzes Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, exploring how architecture, smell, and the "illusion of control" define the tragedy of the Kim family.
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Encyclopedic overview
Parasite (Korean: 기생충) is a 2019 South Korean black comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon Ho, who co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won. It stars 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. The film follows a poor family who infiltrate the home and life of a wealthy family.
The script is based on a play Bong wrote in 2013. He later adapted it into a 15-page film draft, which was split into three different drafts by Han. Bong said he was inspired by the Korean film The Housemaid (1960) and the 1930s Christine and Léa Papin incident. Filming ran from May to September 2018 and included cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo, editor Yang Jin-mo, and composer Jung Jae-il. Parasite premiered on 21 May 2019 at the Cannes Film Festival, where it became the first Korean film to win the Palme d'Or. It was praised for its direction, screenplay, performances, editing, and production design. It was released in South Korea by CJ Entertainment on 30 May, grossing $258 million worldwide on an $11.4 million budget.
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