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Parasite
기생충
2019 133 min South Korea R 18+
★9.2
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Director: Bong Joon Ho
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Description
All 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.
Budget:
$11.36M
US Gross:
$53.85M
Worldwide:
$257.59M
Starring
Song Kang-ho
Actor
Lee Sun-kyun
Actor
Cho Yeo-jeong
Actor
Awards
Asian Film Academy 2020
— Best Film Editing
Saturn Awards 2021
— Best International Feature Film
Asian Film Academy 2020
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2020
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2020
— Best Production Design
Saturn Awards 2021
— Best International Feature Film
Saturn Awards 2021
— Best Film Editing
Asian Film Academy 2020
— Best Picture
Asian Film Academy 2020
— Best Screenplay
Asian Film Academy 2020
— Best Director
Asian Film Academy 2020
— Best Visual Effects
Asian Film Academy 2020
— Best Sound
BAFTA 2020
— Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA 2020
— Best Director
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020
— Best Cast Ensemble
BAFTA 2020
— Best International Feature Film
Academy Awards 2020
— Best Picture
César Awards 2020
— Best International Feature Film
Academy Awards 2020
— Best Film Editing
Golden Globe 2020
— Best Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2021
— Best Screenplay
Golden Globe 2020
— Best International Feature Film
Asian Film Academy 2020
— Best Supporting Actress
Cannes Film Festival 2019
— Palme d'Or
Academy Awards 2020
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2020
— Best Screenplay
Academy Awards 2020
— Best International Feature Film
Golden Globe 2020
— Best Director
Asian Film Academy 2020
— Best Production Design
Asian Film Academy 2020
— Best Supporting Actor
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2019
— FIPRESCI Prize – Best Film of the Year
Key opinion
Parasite is widely hailed as a masterful, genre-bending exploration of class inequality, praised for its technical precision and sharp social commentary. While a minority of viewers find the tonal shifts jarring or the narrative derivative, the prevailing consensus celebrates it as a tense, thought-provoking, and visually striking cinematic achievement.
| Cinematography | The film demonstrates exceptional technical mastery across cinematography, mise-en-scène, and direction, creating a visually immersive experience. | |
| Theme | The screenplay effectively utilizes the metaphor of a parasitic household to deliver a powerful and universally resonant critique of class disparity. | |
| Acting | The cast delivers stellar, deeply human performances that anchor the complex dynamics between the two families. | |
| Screenplay | The film's abrupt genre-blending—shifting from dark comedy to thriller and tragedy—is viewed by most as a daring, seamless masterpiece, though some find the resulting structure disjointed and incoherent. | |
| Pacing | The narrative's escalating intensity and unpredictable plot twists are praised for keeping audiences fully engaged; however, critics of the film find these developments illogical or unoriginal. |