Parasiteis coming to a bigger screen.
The acclaimed thriller will be digitally remastered and released in IMAX theaters for one week beginning Friday, Feb. 21. The re-release comes weeks afterParasitemade history at the 2020 Academy Awards, taking home awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay andBest International Feature Film.
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Parasitepremiered at the2019 Cannes Film Festivalin May, where it broke more barriers as the first South Korean film to win the Palme d’Or, the top prize of the festival.
The film’s cast, including stars Song Kang-ho, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik, Chang Hyae-Jin, Lee Jung-eun and Lee Sun-kyun, later won theSAG ensemble award.
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It has grossed more than $200 million worldwide and $45 million in the U.S., making the film the fourth highest-grossing foreign language film of all time. The film also experienced a significant post-Oscars boost, jumping about $10 million in grosses since the awards show on Feb. 9, according toIndieWire.
“It still feels very surreal. I feel like something will hit me and I will wake up from this dream,” before continuing himself in English, “It’s really f—— crazy!”
source: people.com
