Bozeman Magazine

“Parasite is unquestionably one of the best films of the year. Just trust me on this one.” -Brian Talleric, Rogerebert.com

Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host) brings his singular mastery home to Korea in Parasite, the pitch-black, genre-bending thriller which won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist to the Parks. Soon a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks.

By turns darkly hilarious and heart-wrenching, Parasite showcases a modern master at the top of his game.