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Parasite (2019)

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Director's Personal Inspiration: Bong Joon-ho's experience as a tutor for a wealthy family in his early 20s inspired the film's premise. He drew from his observations of their lifestyle and the dynamics between the household staff and the family.
Originally a Play: Parasite was initially conceived as a stage play before Bong Joon-ho adapted it into a screenplay. He envisioned the story unfolding primarily between the Kim family's apartment and the Park's residence.
Hidden Visual Effects: Despite its realistic feel, Parasite contains around 400 visual effects shots. The second floor of the Park's house was often a CGI construct when viewed from the outside.
The Kim Family Home Isn't Real: The Kim family's semi-basement home and the surrounding neighborhood were built entirely on a set. The production team even researched houses slated for demolition to accurately recreate the look and feel of a poor neighborhood. The set was constructed inside a large water tank to facilitate the flooding scene.
Continuity Error on Purpose: During the "house party" scene, Ki-jung is seen eating jerky, and the hand she is holding it with changes between shots. Editor Jinmo Yang and Bong Joon-ho intentionally left this error in for fans to spot.

Released May 30, 2019 133 min 16+

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller

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Watch Providers: Netflix, Kanopy, Netflix Standard with Ads

Production Companies: Barunson E&A

Country: South Korea
Production Country: South Korea
Languages: German, English, Korean

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Bong Joon Ho

Bong Joon Ho
Director

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho
Kim Ki-taek

Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun
Park Dong-ik

Cho Yeo-jeong

Cho Yeo-jeong
Yeon-kyo

Choi Woo-shik

Choi Woo-shik
Ki-woo

Park So-dam

Park So-dam
Ki-jung

Lee Jung-eun

Lee Jung-eun
Moon-gwang

Jang Hye-jin

Jang Hye-jin
Chung-sook

Park Myung-hoon

Park Myung-hoon
Geun-se

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133 min

May 30, 2019

Aug. 6, 2019

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$11,363,000

$257,591,776

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