The circle is complete. After winning trophy after trophy during the 2020 award season, Parasite ends this glorious tour by leaving with the César for best foreign film. The South Korean satire Bong Joon-ho imposes itself against the works of Quentin Tarantino, Pedro Almodovar, the Dardenne brothers, Laurent Micheli, Marco Bellochio and Todd Philips.
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Parasite thus becomes the sixth work to achieve the delicate double of the Oscar and César for the best foreign film. Nine months ago, nothing could have predicted such a success for Korean feature films. If not the Palme d'Or won in May 2019. Then the prices are linked: a Golden Globe, two BAFTAs and four Oscars ... This triumph validates the politics and artistic choices of the Cannes Festival.
Parasite is the story of an unemployed family who infiltrates a home for the wealthy in an attempt to rob them. This gives rise to a social and humorous satire which turns into a real thriller, with an intrigue full of mysteries and twists and turns.
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Absent from the ceremony, the film crew wanted to send a message to the Academy. In a black and white mini-clip, the filmmaker and the actors split a "merci beaucoup" in French. "It is a great honor to win the César," says Bong Joon-ho. Seated around a meal (and a drink) in the company of his actors, the multi-award-winning director wishes to point out that "the daily life of our Parasite team is the same as before" . Before toasting and launching a " cheers!" Towards the camera.
" This award is dedicated to all Parasites around the world! "Concludes Manuel Chiche, distributor in France of the Korean film with his company The Jokers, who came to look for the statuette in place of Bong Joon-ho.