Business booms in locations where 'Parasite' was filmed

Locations featured in South Korea’s Oscar-winning “Parasite” movie have enjoyed a business boom since its Oscar triumph. © Courtesy of Les Bookmakers / The Jokers

The genre-defying thriller critiquing the gap between rich and poor won four Oscars, including best picture, the first non-English language film to win the top prize since the Academy Awards debuted in 1929. “Sales have doubled,” said Eom Hang-ki, 65, owner of Sky Pizza in southern Seoul, a nondescript 10-seat restaurant and takeaway where the poor Kim family scheme to infiltrate another member into the wealthy Park household.“It was special, touching, and heartwarming when they won the awards,” she added.“I’ve only visited restaurants from big pizza franchises before, so coming here to the film location is really special.

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