Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale.
Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street
smarts
but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims
sense a
golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently
install
themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms
between
the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks
obliviously
bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound
comfort, a
savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile
ecosystem
between the Kims and the Parks. By turns darkly hilarious and heart-wrenching, PARASITE
showcases a
modern master at the top of his game.
DIRECTED BY: |
Bong Joon Ho |
STARRING |
AS |
Song Kang ho |
Kim Ki-taek |
Cho Yeo Jeong |
Yeon-Kyo |
Lee Sun-Kyun |
Park Dong-ik |