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Parasite

Parasite

Act like you own the place.

20198.52h 13m

Overview

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.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho
Written by Kim Dae-hwan, Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin-won
Produced by Jang Young-hwan, Kwak Sin-ae, Moon Yang-kwon
Box OfficeBudget: $11.4MRevenue: $257.6M

Top Cast

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

Jung Zi-so

Jung Zi-so

Da-hye

Jung Hyeon-jun

Jung Hyeon-jun

Da-song

Themes & Keywords

dark comedyprivate lessonsbirthday partycon artistworking classinfiltrationpsychological thrillerclass differenceshousekeepertutorfamilyhidden roomunemployedhiding in atticdomestic workerwealthy familysouth koreacaste violenceseoul, south koreafactualamuseddisapproving

About Parasite

Parasite is a comedy, thriller, drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of dark comedy, private lessons, birthday party, con artist, working class, infiltration. Directed by Bong Joon Ho, it stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong. 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.

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