Bong, who has been active in both South Korean and Hollywood spheres, first burst onto the international scene with Memories of Murder and is known for flirting with genres with his signature love for chaos, drama and flawed characters in films such as Snowpiercer, Okja, The Host and Mother.

A festival favourite since it won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival last May, Parasite is one of those rare foreign films to be embraced by audiences across cultures, a feat similar what Alfonso Cuaron achieved with his Spanish language drama Roma.

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Parasite recently won the Golden Globe for best foreign-language film but Bong took a swipe at the self-absorbed Hollywood shows with his short acceptance address.

Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films. I think we use just one language ¿ the cinema, said the director via his translator, though he is reasonably fluent in English.

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