All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Direction
Bong Joon Ho's stairway shots are architectural storytelling.
Production
The Park house was built from scratch — every window matters.
Writing
Peach fuzz as a weapon? Script brilliance.
Director
Bong Joon Ho
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bong Joon Ho storyboarded every shot himself, resulting in 600+ pages of drawings — more than most animated films.
The 'scholar's rock' is a real Korean superstition object, and its arc from false hope to murder weapon mirrors the film's class critique.
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