Parasite + Memories of Murder

With 10mins Intermission

Parasite

Winner of the Palme d’Or, Bong Joon Ho’s social satire Parasite made history by becoming the first Korean film to win this top award at the Cannes Film Festival. Ki-taek's family of four is close, but fully unemployed, with a bleak future ahead of them. The son Ki-woo is recommended by his friend, a student at a prestigious university, for a well-paid tutoring job, spawning hopes of a regular income. Carrying the expectations of all his family, Ki-woo heads to the Park family home for an interview. Arriving at the house of Mr. Park, the owner of a global IT firm, Ki-woo meets Yeon-kyo, the beautiful young lady of the house. But following this first meeting between the two families, an unstoppable string of mishaps lies in wait.

Memories of Murder

Newly restored, Memories of Murder still claimed as one of the best crime movies in Korean cinema and certainly Bong’s most memorable masterpiece besides his Palme d'Or winning Parasite. Based on the true story of the first serial killings in Korea. The body of a young woman is found brutally raped and murdered, and similar crimes continue to occur. A special task force, joined by a detective from Seoul and local officer, is hence set up. In spite of the divergent investigation style, detectives find out that women wearing-red on rainy day as the victim's profile. They try to set up a trap to forestall another murder. The next day, however, yet another woman is found murdered - with an umbrella speared through her pubis…