Bong Joon-Ho (Snowpiercer) brings his singular mastery in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Perhaps the year’s most celebrated film release and already Shortlisted for a 2020 Oscar nomination, Parasite is a unforgettable and unique work of cinema that is not to be missed. A vertical story of class struggle, Parasite observes and dissects with surgical precision the life of two families of different social backgrounds.

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, winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, showcases a modern master at the top of his game.