10 interesting facts about the movie "Parasites"

If after watching a movie "Parasites" you wanted to know more about him, here are 10 interesting facts about the shooting, preparation and incredible achievements of this picture.

1. Key-jong (Park So-dam) forges his brother's Yonseo University papers. This is one of the most prestigious universities in South Korea, from which the film director Bong Joon Ho also graduated.

2. The Pak family home was completely built from the ground up for filming. Director Bong Joon Ho did a lot of sketches for his main structures, but when he consulted with a real architect, he got the answer: “No idiot would build a house like this. This is ridiculous".

3. The coffee table, under which the heroes were hiding, was specially designed for the film. It was designed to accommodate four adults underneath.

4. For her role in the film, actress Jang Hye-jin (mother) gained 15 kg, and actor Choi Woo-shik (tutor) lost 7 kg to look younger.

5. There is an official black and white version of the film.

6. Even before the premiere, the rights to screen Parasite were sold to 192 countries, a record for a South Korean film.

7. Parasite was the first South Korean film to receive the top award at the Cannes Film Festival. Moreover, this happened in the year of the 100th anniversary of Korean cinema. After the premiere, the audience gave a standing ovation for 15 minutes.

8. The film became the highest-grossing South Korean film in the history of Russian distribution.

9. Parasites is the first non-English language film to won an Oscar in the category "Best Film".

10. It is also the third film in history to receive both the Palme d'Or and a major Oscar for Best Picture. Before him, only "Lost Weekend" (1945) and "Marty" (1955) succeeded.

All data collected from IMDB and other sources.