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Parasite
File:Parasite (2019 film).jpg
South Korean release poster
Directed byBong Joon-ho
Written byBong Joon-ho
Han Jin-won
Produced byKwak Sin-ae
Moon Yang-kwon
Jang Young-hwan
StarringSong Kang-ho
Lee Sun-kyun
Cho Yeo-jeong
Choi Woo-shik
Park So-dam
CinematographyHong Kyung-pyo[1]
Edited byYang Jin-mo
Music byJeong Jae-il
Production
company
Barunson E&A Corp
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • 21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) (South Korea)
Running time
132 minutes[2]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩13.5 billion[3]
(roughly US$11 million)
Box officeUS$90.1 million[4][5]

Parasite (Korean: 기생충; Hanja: 寄生蟲; RR: Gisaengchung) is a 2019 South Korean black comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho.[6] The film stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik and Park So-dam. It received widespread critical acclaim and won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Korean film to receive the award and the first film to win with an unanimous vote since 2013's Blue Is the Warmest Colour.[7][8] It was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[9][10]

Plot

Kim Ki-taek, an unemployed driver, lives with his wife Choong-sook, son Ki-woo and daughter Ki-jeong in a shabby semi-basement apartment. The family struggles to survive, working low-paying gigs. Ki-woo's friend Min-hyuk visits the family, before leaving to study abroad, suggesting Ki-woo take over his job as an English tutor for the wealthy Park family.

In the lavish Park mansion, Ki-woo is hired by Mrs. Park to tutor her daughter Da-hye. Learning of Mrs. Park's struggle to find an art teacher for her younger child, Da-song, Ki-woo suggests a "professional" named Jessica, who in reality is his sister Ki-jeong. Once hired, Ki-jeong gets Mr. Park's driver fired and replaced with her "Uncle Kim" - father Ki-taek. The Kims soon get housekeeper Moon-kwang fired, with mother Choong-sook hired in her place, employing the entire Kim family.

The Parks go on an overnight camping trip, leaving the mansion in Choong-sook's care. The Kims take the opportunity to have a drunken party in the mansion, during which Ki-woo confesses to his family that he is in love with Da-hye.

In the middle of the rainy night, Moon-kwang rings the bell and claims that she came to retrieve something in the basement. The other Kims hide, then Choong-sook lets Moon-kwang in. In the basement, the former housekeeper opens a secret bunker, where her husband Geun-sae has been hiding for 4 years to avoid loan sharks. As Choong-sook threatens to call the police, the rest of the Kims stumble into view. Moon-kwang quickly records footage of the new "staff" addressing each other as father and children, then threatens to send the clip to the Parks. The Kims subdue the couple.

The Parks call to announce that the heavy rain has ruined their camping trip, and they will be home soon. The Kims scramble to confine Moon-kwang and Geun-sae, then clean up and hide, while Choong-sook prepares some food requested by Mrs. Park. Moon-kwang breaks free and runs up into the kitchen, but Choong-sook pushes her down the basement stairs, severely wounding her head.

After a few close calls, the other three Kims leave the mansion undetected. They run back to their apartment, which has been flooded by the storm. They salvage what they can, Ki-woo carrying the large "lucky rock" Min-Hyuk gifted his family. The three, along with other displaced citizens, sleep in a gymnasium. Meanwhile, Moon-kwang dies from her concussion as Geun-sae cries.

The following day, Mrs. Park throws a birthday party for Da-song and invites the Kims. During the party, Ki-woo carries the rock down to the bunker, intending to kill Geun-sae. Geun-sae ambushes Ki-woo, cracks his head open with the rock, then crashes the party, where he stabs Ki-jeong in the chest. Geun-sae's sudden appearance triggers Da-song's traumatic memory, causing the child to have a seizure. Ki-taek rushes to stop Ki-jeong's bleeding, while Mr. Park yells at him for the car keys, so Park can drive Da-song to the hospital. The key lands under the fighting Choong-sook and Geun-sae, before Choong-sook kills Geun-sae with a meat skewer. Mr. Park retrieves the key, while recoiling from Geun-sae's "poor man's smell." Ki-taek, overwhelmed by the maelstrom of death and destruction, snaps, fatally stabs Mr. Park, then flees.

The ending is narrated by Ki-woo, recounting that Ki-jeong died from her injury, while he required brain surgery and suffered a weeks-long coma. Ki-woo and Choong-sook went to trial and were sentenced to probation. Later, watching the Parks' mansion, Ki-woo notices a light flickering in Morse code – a message from Ki-taek, who managed to retreat into the bunker in the chaos, and has been hiding from the new owners. Ki-woo promises that one day, he will earn enough money to buy the house and free his father. The movie ends with Ki-woo waking up from a dream in which he purchased the house and reunited his family.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on May 18, 2018[12][13] and ended 77 days later, on September 19, 2018.[14]

Release

Director and stars at a press event.

The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019.[15] It was released in South Korea on May 30, 2019.[2][14]

Neon acquired the North American rights to the film at the American Film Market (AFM) 2018.[16][17] The film's rights were also pre-sold to German-speaking territories (Koch Films), French-speaking territories (The Jokers Films) and Japan (Bitters End).[18] It is scheduled to be released in Russia on July 4, 2019 and in the United States on October 11, 2019.[19]

The film was originally scheduled to be screened as a closing film at FIRST Internationl Film Festival Xining in China on July 28, 2019, but on July 27, the film festival organizers announced that the screening was cancelled for "technical reasons."[20]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, in assessing 97 reviews, reported that 100% of critics have given the film a positive review with an average rating of 9.13/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "An urgent, brilliantly layered look at timely social themes, Parasite finds writer-director Bong Joon Ho in near-total command of his craft."[21] Metacritic reported a weighted average score of 92 out of 100 from 21 critics' reviews, reflecting "universal acclaim".[22]

Box office

Parasite earned US $20.8 million during its opening weekend in South Korea. It has since grossed a total of $70.9 million from South Korea and $19.2 million from other territories, for a grand total of $90.1 million.[4]

Accolades

Parasite won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[23][24]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2019 Palme d'Or Bong Joon-ho Won [23][24]
Buil Film Awards 4 October 2019 Best Film Parasite Pending
Best Director Bong Joon-ho Pending
Best Actor Choi Woo-shik Pending
Best Actress Cho Yeo-jeong Pending
Best Supporting Actor Park Myung-hoon Pending
Best Supporting Actress Lee Jung-eun Pending
Jang Hye-jin Pending
Best Screenplay Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won Pending
Best Cinematography Hong Kyung-pyo Pending
Best Music Jung Jae-il Pending
Best Art Direction Lee Ha-joon Pending
Chunsa Film Art Awards 18 July 2019 Best Director Bong Joon-ho Won [25][26]
Best Actor Choi Woo-shik Nominated
Song Kang-ho Nominated
Best Actress Cho Yeo-jeong Won
Best Supporting Actor Park Myung-hoon Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Lee Jung-eun Won
Best Screenplay Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won Won
International Cinephile Society Cannes Awards 25 May 2019 Best Director Bong Joon-ho Won [27]
Munich International Film festival 6 July 2019 Best International Film Parasite Nominated
San Sebastián International Film Festival 28 September 2019 FIPRESCI Film of the Year Pending
Sydney Film Festival 16 June 2019 Best Film Won [28][29]
Toronto International Film Festival 15 September 2019 Grolsch People's Choice Award 3rd Place [30]
International Film Festival Cinematik 15 September 2019 Audience Award Won [31]

See also

References

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  5. ^ "Gisaengchung (2019)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
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  31. ^ "Na štrnástom Cinematiku získal hlavnú cenu film Favoritka". Filmpress. 16 September 2019.
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