Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love and Korean cinema

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1. 9 Feb 2020Background

   Parasite becomes first non-English film to win the Best Picture Oscar

   On 9 February 2020, Bong Joon-ho's Parasite won four Oscars, including Best Picture, the first for a non-English-language film.

2. 1 Jun 2025Background

   New York Times ranks Parasite best film of the 21st century

   In June 2025 the New York Times put Bong Joon-ho's Parasite at the top of its list of the 100 best films of the 21st century.

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   12 Nov

   Why Korean films keep winning over Europe and the US, from Parasite to Possible Love

   Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love is South Korea's Oscar entry and a critics' favourite. Why does Korean cinema keep landing so well abroad?