0
0
Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning domestic thriller Parasite is heading back to IMAX screens from February 7 to celebrate five years since its historical Oscar win.
Back in 2019, Parasite made cinematic history by becoming the first non-English language film in Academy Awards history to win Best Picture, also nabbing Bong an award for Best Director, as well as Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film.
If you somehow missed Parasite fever, the film stars Song Kang-ho, the late Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik and Park So-dam and follows:
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.
Per an official press release:
Bong Joon-ho’s collaboration with cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo delivers a meticulously crafted visual experience that becomes even more impactful when viewed on the grand scale of IMAX. The film’s tension-filled moments, intricate set design, and iconic imagery — from the Park family’s luxurious home to the Kim family’s semi-basement — will offer a heightened level of detail and immersion exclusive to IMAX audiences.
Bong’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun and Toni Collette, will mark his first feature since Parasite.
To find Parasite showing at an IMAX near you, head over to the official site for more information.
