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Jan 24, 2020 · Yes, but not completely. ‘Parasite’ is not based on a particular true story, but it is definitely inspired by Bong Hoon-jo’s own real-life experiences from the time he was in his 20s. It is based on Bong’s first intimate encounter with a wealthy family as he was trying to make ends meet as a young man. This experience stuck with him for ...
Parasite ( Korean : 기생충; RR : Gisaengchung) is a 2019 South Korean dark comedy [8] thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won and co-produced. 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 ...
- ₩17.0 billion, (~$15.5 million)
- Kwak Sin-ae, Moon Yang-kwon, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Young-hwan
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Sep 7, 2019 · The second half of “Parasite” is one of the most daring things I’ve seen in years narratively. The film constantly threatens to come apart—to take one convoluted turn too many in ways that sink the project—but Bong holds it all together, and the result is breathtaking. Kim Ki-woo (Choi Woo-sik) and his family live on the edge of poverty.
Nov 8, 2019 · Parasite: Directed by Bong Joon Ho. With Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik. Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
- Bong Joon Ho
- 2 min
Like the assorted team of robbers in some heist movie or, say, the fugitive Janet Leigh in Psycho’s opening reel, this clever, ambitious, deserving clan have us rooting for them, even though we’re seized by an ominous worry that all may not end well. The film’s first half blends pacy caper flick with a sharp satirical skewering of the ...
Feb 7, 2020 · Parasite is a scabrous black comedy-slash-farce that resonates beyond its generic limits – a movie about status envy, aspiration, materialism, the patriarchal family unit and the idea of having ...
Sep 27, 2019 · It, in a strange way, is almost like a perfectly crafted heist movie. Every little piece has to be precisely moved into place and it all must come together in just such a way for the big payoff to ...
