SM Cinema Exclusively Releases Award-Winning Korean Film PARASITE Starting August 14, 2019

Get ready for a thriller that will get under your skin as SM Cinema exclusively brings the award-winning Korean film "Parasite". The film was the winner of the 2019 Palme d’Or, the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. Easily one of the most recognizable modern-day directors, Bong Joon-ho is known for genre-bending films such as "The Host", "Mother" and, "Snowpiercer". His latest film "Parasite" is a black comedy drama in the mold of a home invasion thriller that offers the audience an unsettling glimpse into the lives of two families divided by class. The film follows the Kim family who lives in a sub-basement apartment in a low income area of Seoul. Ki-Woo, the Kims’ eldest son, with the help of his sister Ki-Jung, forges a fake diploma and gets the opportunity to work at the hilltop mansion of the very wealthy Park family. However, greed threatens the security of his job, as well as the safety of his own family and the people around him. "Parasite" stars Song Kang-Ho as Ki taek, Jang Hye-Jin as Choong-Sook, Choi Woo-Sik as Ki-Woo and Park So-Dam as Ki-Jung.

Catch "Parasite" starting today, August 14, only at SM Cinema branches nationwide. Book your tickets through the website, www.smcinema.com or download the SM Cinema mobile app.