For many South Koreans, the image of a cramped basement apartment portrayed in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” rings true.
Kim Da-hye, a 29-year-old South Korean, talks about her semi-basement apartment in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. , bringing differences in their social status to worldwide attention.
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning film"Parasite" has brought banjiha dwellers like Kim to worldwide attention, thanks to its depiction of two families — one living in a semi-basement apartment and the other in an airy mansion — and the differences in their social status. Kim, who moved into her $211-a-month banjiha apartment after leaving her job to take care of her mother, is no fan of her current accommodations, which flood during the rainy season.
Since the apartment is half underground, it is difficult for sunlight to seep through the window, causing the walls to mold.
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