"Parasite" is a 2019 South Korean black comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho.
The starring cast includes Lee Sun-kyun, Park So-dam, Song Kang-ho, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Jung Ji-so, Park Keun-rok, Lee Jung-eun, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Woo-sik and others.
Here are "Parasite" movie trailer, plot summary, full cast and characters, release date, streaming services and everything we know so far.
Trailer
Is there a trailer for Parasite movie?
NEON on Wednesday, October 02, 2019 released the trailer for "Parasite" you can watch here:
Parasite - Now Playing in New York & Los Angeles.
Plot summary
What is Parasite movie plot?
Here is a short review of "Parasite" movie plot summary.
The Kim (Park So-dam) family - father Ki-taek, mother Chung-sook, son Ki-woo and daughter Ki-jung - live in a small semi-basement apartment (banjiha), have low-paying temporary jobs as pizza box folders, and struggle to make ends meet. University student Min-hyuk, a friend of Ki-woo's, gives the family a scholar's rock meant to promise wealth. Leaving to study abroad, he suggests that Ki-woo pose as a university student to take over his job as an English tutor for the daughter of the wealthy Park family, Da-hye. Ki-woo poses as a Yonsei University student and is hired by the Parks.
The Kim family recommends one another as unrelated and highly qualified workers to take over as servants of the Parks. Ki-jung poses as "Jessica" and, using Ki-Woo (Choi Woo-sik) as a reference, becomes an art therapist to the Parks' young son, Da-song. Ki-jung frames Mr Park's chauffeur for having sex in the car, then recommends Ki-taek to replace him. Finally, Chung-sook takes over as the Parks' housekeeper after the Kims exploit the peach allergy of the long-time housekeeper, Moon-gwang, to convince Mrs Park that she has tuberculosis.
When the Parks leave on a camping trip, the Kims revel in the luxuries of their residence before Moon-gwang appears at the door, telling Chung-sook she has left something in the basement. She enters a hidden entrance to an underground bunker created by the architect and previous homeowner, where Moon-gwang's husband, Geun-sae, has been secretly living for over four years, hiding from loan sharks. Chung-sook refuses Moon-gwang's pleas to help Geun-sae remain in the bunker, but the eavesdropping Kims accidentally reveal themselves. Moon-gwang films them and threatens to expose their ruse to the Parks.
Cast
Who plays who in the Parasite movie?
Here is the full cast and characters of "Parasite" movie. Actors and actresses are sorted mostly in credits order.
Release date
When is Parasite movie release date?
"Parasite" movie release date was scheduled to be on May 21, 2019 (Cannes, 2019 Cannes Film Festival), on May 30, 2019 (South Korea), on June 5, 2019 (France), on October 11, 2019 (United States), on October 17, 2019 (Germany), on November 1, 2019 (Turkey), on November 7, 2019 (Brazil), on November 8, 2019 (United States), on December 5, 2019 (Hungary) and on February 7, 2020 (United Kingdom) distributing by CJ Entertainment, Neon, Mozinet, Future Film, Bir Film, Academy 2, Alambique Destilaria de Ideias, Beijing Herui FIlm Culture, Bitters End, Brandchina, CJ CGV Viet Nam, Cinépolis, Clover Films, Curzon Artificial Eye, Cuvision, Filmcoopi Zürich, Filmladen, Golden Screen Cinemas, Golden Village Pictures, Gutek Film, Impacto Cine, Koch Films, La Aventura, Les Bookmakers, MK2 Mile End, Pandora Filmes, Phars Film, Provzglyad, September Film, Seven Films, The Jokers, Viva International Pictures, The Criterion Collection, ETV 2, Fan-Force Films, Film1, Gravel Road Distribution Group, Madman Entertainment, Source 1 Media, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) and Videomite.
Filming
What are Parasite filming details?
The duration of the film is 132 minutes. With a budget of , (~US$15.5 million), the film grossed over $258.8 million.
"Parasite" movie is rated "R", according to the MPAA film rating system.
Principal photography began on 18 May 2018, and ended 124 days later on 19 September 2018.
Rating
What are critics and audiences saying about Parasite movie?
"Parasite" movie got high rating from critics. IMDB rating is 8.6/10.
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