Parasite (2019, South Korea)

Parasite was the winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Sydney Film festival Official Competition – the first ever for a Korean film.  Another first for a foreign film was taking out the ultimate gong – the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020.   This drama comedy is the latest masterpiece from Bong Joon-Ho.

Ki-taek’s family is close, but all are unemployed and the future looks bleak.  However, there is hope when the son, Ki-woo, is recommended for a well-paid tutoring job.  Ki-woo arrives at the house of Mr. Park, the owner of a global IT firm, where he meets Yeon-kyo, the young lady of the house. The job interview is a success and soon Ki-woo begins work. But very soon, following this first meeting between the two families, an unstoppable string of mishaps lies in wait…