Parasite (B&W Version)

  • 131'
  • South Korea
  • 2020

After Parasite was the first Korean film to win a Golden Palm at the Cannes film festival in 2019, this seventh feature film from Bong Joon Ho went on to become a big hit with audiences and critics alike, not only in his home country but all over the world. This solidly constructed story about relations between rich and poor in contemporary Korean society certainly hit home.

Bong shares a love of classic black-and-white films with his cameraman, Hong Kyungpyo. Having previously made a special black-and-white version of Mother (2009), he felt the urge again with Parasite. "I'm sure everyone will have a different opinion about this version. Personally, I think all the characters look even more poignant, and that the distinctions between the three different spaces where the families live, with all the shades of grey, are even more tragic. But above all I can't wait to hear the reactions from the audience in Rotterdam."

World premiere Parasite (B&W Version)Winner IFFR 2020 BankGiro Loterij Audience AwardAlso see Masterclass: Bong Joon Ho

  • 131'
  • South Korea
  • 2020
Director
Bong Joon Ho
Country of production
South Korea
Year
2020
Festival Edition
IFFR 2020
Length
131'
Medium
DCP
Language
Korean
Producers
Kwak Sin Ae, Moon Yang Kwon, Jang Young Hwan
Production Company
Barunson Film Division
Sales
CJ Entertainment
Screenplay
Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won
Cinematography
Hong Kyung-Pyo
Editor
Yang Jinmo
Production Design
Lee Ha Jun
Sound Design
Choi Taeyoung
Music
Jung Jae Il
Cast
Song Kang-Ho, Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-Shik, Park So-Dam, Lee Jung-Eun, Chang Hyae-Jin
Director
Bong Joon Ho
Country of production
South Korea
Year
2020
Festival Edition
IFFR 2020
Length
131'
Medium
DCP
Language
Korean
Producers
Kwak Sin Ae, Moon Yang Kwon, Jang Young Hwan
Production Company
Barunson Film Division
Sales
CJ Entertainment
Screenplay
Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won
Cinematography
Hong Kyung-Pyo
Editor
Yang Jinmo
Production Design
Lee Ha Jun
Sound Design
Choi Taeyoung
Music
Jung Jae Il
Cast
Song Kang-Ho, Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-Shik, Park So-Dam, Lee Jung-Eun, Chang Hyae-Jin