Parasite (2019 film)

Parasite is a 2019 South Korean dark comedy film directed by Bong Joon-ho. The film stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik and Park So-dam. It won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the first Korean film to do so.

Cast

 * Song Kang-ho as Ki-taek
 * Lee Sun-kyun as Mr. Park
 * Cho Yeo-jeong as Yeon-kyo, Mr. Park's wife
 * Choi Woo-shik as Ki-woo, Ki-taek's son
 * Park So-dam as Ki-jung, Ki-taek's daughter
 * Jang Hye-jin as Chung-sook, Ki-taek's wife
 * Lee Jung-eun as Moon-gwang, the Park family's housekeeper
 * Jung Ziso as Da-hye, Mr. Park's daughter
 * Jung Hyeon-jun as Da-song, Mr. Park's son
 * Park Seo-joon as Ki-woo's friend and the Park family's ex-tutor (special appearance)

Production
Filming began on May 18, 2018. Principal photography took 77 days and ended on September 19, 2018.

Release


The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on May 21. It is scheduled to be released in South Korea on May 30, 2019.

Neon acquired the North American rights to the film at the American Film Market (AFM) 2018. The film's rights were also pre-sold to German-speaking territories (Koch Films), French-speaking territories (The Jokers Films) and Japan (Bitters End).

Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, which assessed 27 reviews, reports an approval rating of 96% and an average rating of 8.54/10. The site's critical 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." The similar website Metacritic assigned the film a score of 87 out of 100 from 15 critics, reflecting "universal acclaim".