Parasite - Fall International Film Series: "Working Hard for the Money: Global Labor"

Join us for a viewing of "Parasite" 2019, South Korea, 132 min. directed by Bong Joon Ho The unemployed Kim family struggles to make ends meet until a chance encounter with a school friend leads son Ki-Woo into the good graces of the exorbitantly wealthy Park family. Using every innovative and ruthless trick up their sleeves, the tight-knit Kims adopt new identities that culminate in each of them being hired by the clueless Parks. The film recognizes the villainy and valor that exists in each of the characters and that no matter who commits the worst of the film’s actions, the larger societal forces at work are exacting the most cruelty. 2020 Academy Award Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best International Feature Film 2019 Palme d’Or - Cannes Film Festival Bentley’s International Film Series is made possible with support from the Global Studies Department, the English and Media Studies Department, the Valente Center for the Arts and Sciences, the Bentley Library, the Office of Sustainability, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Cronin Office of International Education, the Center for International Students and Scholars, the Media and Culture Labs and the Academic Technology Center.