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Bong Joon Ho

South Korea

Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호, Korean pronunciation:[poːŋ tɕuːnho → poːŋdʑunɦo]; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his work is characterised by emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving both critical and commercial success with his su

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The Housemaid from Kim Ki-young is a giant tree, casting a huge shadow over Korean cinema. This idea of people from lower economic classes infiltrating the house of a rich family is a very universal theme.

On Parasite  ·  BFI Q&A with Bong Joon-ho (November 2019, reported by IndieWire)