When Ki-woo (Choi Woo-sik) is given an opportunity by his friend to take on a tutor role for the rich Park family he sees an opportunity for his entire family to find employment.

Director Bong Joon Ho (Okja, Snowpiercer, The Host) delivers a film that’s difficult to describe within normal genre boundaries but dabbles with satire, comedy and thriller whilst being nothing less than excellent throughout.

First we are introduced to the poor Kim family living in a sub-basement desperately seeking free Wi-Fi and folding pizza boxes to scrape a menial living. Father Ki-taek (Kang-ho Song), mother Chung-sook (Hye-jin Jang), daughter Ki-jung (So-dam Park) and the afore mentioned Ki-woo live day to day scrabbling an existence whilst trying to fend off urinating drunks from their windows. When Ki-woo takes on his tutor role for the rich and naive Park family he and his devious sister work out a way to ingratiate the entire family into working employment for the Parks.

At this point you may begin to think you know where the film is heading, but I can assure you that you do not. Whilst it explores themes of the class gap and the wealthy’s use of a servant class it does so in a superbly funny and intriguing story that will keep you rapt.

Performances are superb and the sets are fascinating. The Park home is a character itself and features rooms and settings that you would love to have for your own.

An absolute must watch.