[CN 2021] TEXT I The South Korean movie "Par...

22 CN 2021 - Inglês

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The South Korean movie "Parasite" _____________ (WIN) the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, which means that it was the first non-English language movie to win the top prize.

It also was the first movie from South Korea to get a nomination at the Oscars. Before the Oscars, "Parasite" also won awards at the Cannes Film Festival, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Britsh Academy of Filme and Television Arts.

Director Bong Joon-ho said that the movie is "a continuation of all the Korean films that came before. It’s an extension of our history." The movie is about class struggles between the rich and poor.

(Adapted from https://www.newsinlevels.com/. 14 feb. 2020.)

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the movie Parasite addresses the subject of social issues.

Parasite received a lot of nominations but didn’t win anything.

other non-English language movies have already won the Oscar.

other South Korean movies got different nominations at the Oscars.

Parasite is a trilogy about the story of South Korea directed by Bong Joo-ho.