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PARASITE (2019)
< Gi-saeng-chung >
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 follow...more
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.less
Genre | Drama | Production Status | Released |
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Running Time | 131min | Release Date | May 30, 2019 |
Country | South Korea | Rating | 15 |
Language | Co-Production | N | |
Original |
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Number of Screens : 1,948
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Total Admissions : 10,313,163
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Total Gross : $78,376,759
As of Apr 21, 2021
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- BONG Joon-ho - Director
- KWAK Sin-ae - Executive Producer
- MOON Yang-kwon - Executive Producer
- JANG Young-hwan - Producer
- Barunson E&A - Production
- CJ ENM - International Sales
- LEE Si-hoon
- KIM Gyu-baek
- KO Kwan-jae
- AHN Seong-bong
- OH Sang-jun
- OH Sang-jun
- KIM Bo-ryeong
- CHOI Jeong-hyun
- BACK Jong-hyeon - Generator
- BONG Joon-ho - Screenwriter
- CHOI Hong-seok - Production Assistant
- CHOI Pyung-ho - Investment
- CHOI Se-yeon - Costume
- EUN Hee-soo - Production Sound Mixer
- GANG Hye-yeong - Sound Designer
- GOO Uni - DI
- HAN Jin-won - Screenwriter,Scripter
- HAN Man-hong - VFX Supervisor
- HAN Mi-yeon - Assistant Director
- HONG Kyeong-pyo - Director of Photography
- HWANG Hyo-gyun - Special Effect Make Up
- HWANG Jung-hyun - Trailer
- HYUN Jee-yoon - Sound
- IM Hye-jin - Assistant Editor
- JANG Young-hwan - Producer
- JEON Seung-hwan - Grip
- JEONG Seong-jin - VFX Management
- JUN Jae-wook - Prop. Master
- JUNG Do-ahn - Special Effect
- JUNG Eugene - VFX Artist
- JUNG Jae-il - Music Director
- KANG Dong-woo - Online Markting
- KANG Dong-yul - Costume Assistant
- KANG Jong-ik - VFX Management
- KANG Kyung-il - VFX Management
- KANG Sang-hyub - Grip
- KANG Sang-woo - DI
- KIM Bo-mi - Assistant Art Director
- KIM Byoung-keuk - Music Director
- KIM Chan-jin - VFX Management
- KIM Chang-ho - Lighting
- KIM Cheong - VFX Artist
- KIM Dong-joo - Steady Cam
- KIM Hyun-woo - VFX Artist
- KIM Jae-won - Assistant Editor
- KIM Jin-hee - VFX Management
- KIM Jong-hui - VFX Artist
- KIM Joo-youn - Trailer
- KIM Seo-young - Make-up Design
- KIM Seong-jong - Stunt
- KIM Seung-hyun - Investment
- KIM Yong-duck - Set Team,Investment
- KWAK Sin-ae - Executive Producer
- KWAK Tae-yong - Special Effect Make Up
- KWON Bo-keun - DI
- KWON Eun-jung - Special Effect Make Up
- LEE Ha-jun - Production Design
- LEE Hee-eun - Special Effect Make Up
- LEE Jae-hun - DI
- LEE Jae-woo - Investment
- LEE Jung-eun - Prop. Assistant
- LEE Mi-kyoung - Investment
- LEE Sang-jo - Director of Photography
- LEE Sang-min - Stunt
- LIM Ji-hoon - VFX Artist
- MOON Yang-kwon - Executive Producer
- NOH Seung-goog - Set
- OH Do-geon - Assistant Director
- OH You-jin - Prop. Master
- PARK Joon-oh - Trailer
- PARK Si-hwan - VFX Supervisor
- PARK So-youn - Special Effect Make Up
- PYUN Kyung-woo - Production Assistant
- RYU Youn - DI
- Ralph Tae-young CHOI - Sound Mixing,Sound
- SEO Jung-wook - VFX Management ,VFX Management
- SHIN I-na - Foley artist
- SIN Jung-eun - DI
- SONG Hyun-jong - Production Assistant
- Sung-min Alvin Yun - VFX Supervisor
- YANG Jin-mo - Editor
- YEOM Do-seon - VFX Artist
- YOO Sang-seob - Action/Stunt
- YOON Young-woo - Assistant Director
- Yi Kyu-hyuk - Production Assistant
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Critics' Choice Awards (2020) - Best Foreign Language Film
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DiscussingFilm Critic Awards (2020) - Best Motion Picture
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Critics' Choice Awards (2020) - Best Production Design
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Critics' Choice Awards (2020) - Best Original Screenplay
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Critics' Choice Awards (2020) - Best Director
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Critics' Choice Awards (2020) - Best Acting Ensemble
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Critics' Choice Awards (2020) - Best Picture
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Palm Springs International Film Festival (2020) - Awards Buzz - Best International Feature Film
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Tromsø International Film Festival (2020) - Horizons - Tromsø Audience Award
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International Film Festival Rotterdam (2020) - Voices - BankGiro Loterij Audience Award
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2020) - Features
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Golden Globe Awards (2020) - Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language - Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language
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Academy Awards (2020) - Original Screenplay - Best Original Screenplay
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Academy Awards (2020) - Original Screenplay - Best Original Screenplay
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Academy Awards (2020) - Achievement in Production Design
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Academy Awards (2020) - Best Motion Picture of the Year - Best Motion Picture of the Year
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Academy Awards (2020) - Best Motion Picture of the Year - Best Motion Picture of the Year
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Academy Awards (2020) - Best International Feature Film of the Year - Best International Feature Film of the Year
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Academy Awards (2020) - Achievement in Film Editing
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Academy Awards (2020) - Achievement in Directing - Best Director
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Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Bengaluru International Film Festival (2020) - Contemporary World Cinema
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EE British Academy Film Awards (2020) - Best Original Screenplay
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EE British Academy Film Awards (2020) - Best Original Screenplay
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EE British Academy Film Awards (2020) - Best Film not in the English Language
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Sofia International Film Festival (2020) - Special Focus
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Paeksang Arts Awards (2020) - Film Awards - Best Film
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Paeksang Arts Awards (2020) - Film Awards - Grand Prize
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Paeksang Arts Awards (2020) - Film Awards - Best New Actor
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Vilnius International Film Festival (2020) - Masters
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Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy (2020) - Asian Cuts
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Asian Film Awards (2020) - Best Editing
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Asian Film Awards (2020) - Best Production Design
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Asian Film Awards (2020) - Best Film
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Asian Film Awards (2020) - Best Screenplay
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Asian Film Awards (2020) - Best Screenplay
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DiscussingFilm Critic Awards (2020) - Best Foreign Film
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Critics' Choice Awards (2020) - Best Editing
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Korean Film Festival in Singapore (2019)
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Cannes Film Festival (2019) - In Competition - PALME D'OR
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Sydney Film Festival (2019) - Selling Fast
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Sydney Film Festival (2019) - Festival Hits
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Sydney Film Festival (2019) - Official Competition - Sydney Film Prize
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Art Film Fest Kosice (2019) - Around the World
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2019) - Horizons
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Locarno International Film Festival (2019) - Histoire(s) du cinema: Excellence Award Song Kang-ho - Excellence Award
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Golden Apricot - Yerevan International Film Festival (2019) - Non-Competition
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Odessa International Film Festival (2019) - Festival of Festivals
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New Horizons International Film Festival (2019) - mBank Gala Screenings
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Jerusalem Film Festival (2019) - Opening Film
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Chunsa Film Festival (2019) - Best Actress
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Chunsa Film Festival (2019) - Best Supporting Actress
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Chunsa Film Festival (2019) - Best Director
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Chunsa Film Festival (2019) - Best Screenplay
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Chunsa Film Festival (2019) - Best Screenplay
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Toronto International Film Festival (2019) - Special Presentations - The Grolsch People's Choice Award : Second runner-up
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Korean Film Festival in Australia (2019)
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Sarajevo Film Festival (2019) - Open Air
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San Sebastian International Film Festival (2019) - Perlak
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Bergen International Film Festival (2019) - Prerelease
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New York Film Festival (2019) - Main Slate
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Jecheon International Music & Film Festival : JIMFF (2019) - JIMFF Awards - FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR
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Fantastic Fest (2019) - Features - Audience Award
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Aspen Filmfest (2019)
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Film by the Sea International Film Festival (2019) - Panorama
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Reykjavik International Film Festival (2019)
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Munich International Film Festival (2019) - Cinemasters Competition
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Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2019) - Icons
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Mill Valley Film Festival (2019) - World Cinema
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San Diego International Film Festival (2019) - Spotlight Competition
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Hamptons International Film Festival (2019) - World Cinema: Narrative
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Perspektive - Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival (2019) - Previews at Cinecitta
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Korean Film Festival in Hungary (2019) - Opening Night
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Frankfurt Korean Film Festival (2019)
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Sao Paulo International Film Festival (2019) - International Perspective - Audience Award
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Philadelphia Film Festival (2019) - Masters of Cinema
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Buil Film Awards (2019) - Best Film
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Buil Film Awards (2019) - Best Supporting Actor
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Buil Film Awards (2019) - Best Supporting Actress
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Buil Film Awards (2019) - Best Screenplay
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Buil Film Awards (2019) - Best Cinematography
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Buil Film Awards (2019) - Best Music
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Buil Film Awards (2019) - Best Screenplay
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Hawaii International Film Festival (2019) - Spotlight on Korea
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Oslo Films from the South Festival (2019) - Opening Film - Audience Award
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Mar del Plata International Film Festival (2019) - Panorama
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Stockholm International Film Festival (2019) - Open Zone
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Camerimage International Film Festival (2019) - Contemporary World Cinema
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The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (2019) - Best Cinematography
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The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (2019) - Best Director
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The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (2019) - Best Film
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Asia Pacific Screen Awards (2019) - Best Feature Film - Best Feature Film
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Ljubljana International Film Festival (2019) - AVANTPREMIERES
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Leiden International Film Festival (2019) - Panorama
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Jeju Film Festival (2019)
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International Film Festival of India (2019) - Festival Kaleidoscope
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Seoul Barrier Free Film Festival : SeBaFF (2019) - Features
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The Blue Dragon Awards (2019) - Best Film
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The Blue Dragon Awards (2019) - Best Director
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The Blue Dragon Awards (2019) - Best Actress
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The Blue Dragon Awards (2019) - Best Supporting Actress
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The Blue Dragon Awards (2019) - Best Art Direction
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International Film Festival of Kerala (2019) - World Cinema
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Milwaukee Film Festival (2019) - Spotlight Presentations
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Korean Film Producers Association Awards (2019) - Best Art Direction
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Korean Film Producers Association Awards (2019) - Best Lighting
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Korean Film Producers Association Awards (2019) - Best Director
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Calgary International Film Festival (2019) - Headliners - Fan Favourite Award
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Women in Film Korea Festival (2019) - Best Producer
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International Film Festival & Awards • Macao (2019) - Asian Blockbuster Film 2019
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2019) - Best Supporting Actor
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2019) - Best Director
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2019) - Best Picture
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Director's Cut Awards (2019) - Best Director
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Director's Cut Awards (2019) - Best Screenplay
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Director's Cut Awards (2019) - Best Screenplay
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Director's Cut Awards (2019) - Best Actor
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Director's Cut Awards (2019) - Best New Actor
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Busan Film Critics Association Awards (2019) - Best Actress
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Sakhalin International Film Festival (2019) - How to Learn Watching Movies
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International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana (2019) - Finery
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Chennai International Film Festival (2019) - World Movies
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Telluride Film Festival (2019) - SHOW
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Eurasia International Film Festival (2019) - Feature Film Competition - Best Director