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Bong happy 'Parasite' succeeded despite disparity it showed

by Associated Press
| February 22, 2020 12:05 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Oscar-winning “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho said Wednesday the film's "biggest pleasure and the most significant meaning” to him is that it succeeded even though the audiences might feel uncomfortable with his explicit description of bitter wealth disparity in modern society.

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