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Parasite 15 rating

Bong Joon Ho's Oscar®-winning box-office sensation is a darkly comic, twisty rollercoaster ride.

Drama 2019 132 mins

Director: Bong Joon-ho

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Overview

When a friend offers the poor, unemployed Kim Ki-woo a tutoring job at the lavish home of the Park family, his luck starts to change. Soon his sister, mother and father have found their own ways to infiltrate the glamorous lives of their wealthy employers. A brilliantly crafted thriller, Parasite is both a piercing commentary on inequality and a twisty unpredictable ride.

A masterclass in mise-en-scène, Bong Joon Ho’s film immerses its audience in two starkly contrasting worlds, combining dark comedy, social satire and moments of shocking, visceral intensity. Its many accolades include the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the first foreign-language Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards, and a place in Sight & Sound’s 2022 Greatest Films of All Time poll.

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