Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' and Mati Diop's 'Atlantics' make history at Cannes
by Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
May 26, 2019
3 minutes
CANNES, France - History was made and history repeated itself, albeit with a wicked twist, when Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" won the Festival de Cannes' Palme d'Or on Saturday night.
Bong, whose most recent films were "Okja" and "Snowpiercer," is the first South Korean director to win Cannes' top prize, and his delight in the victory was visible when he shook his fist in triumph to the crowd as he approached the Palais des Festival stage.
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