'<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood-news-parasite-review-bong-joon-hos-film-on-class-divide-is-a-masterclass-in-storytelling-277783">Parasite'</a>&nbsp;director Bong Joon-ho was greeted with cheers and applause as he returned to South Korea on Sunday after his historic four-Oscar win. 
 
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About 300 reporters and fans were waiting to greet Bong as he arrived at the Incheon International Airport. 
 
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"Thank you for the applause, I would like to send a round of applause back to you all for coping so well with the coronavirus," Bong said.&nbsp;

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"I will join the effort to overcome the corona by washing my hands diligently. Happy to be home."&nbsp;

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'Parasite'&nbsp;became the first foreign-language film to win the best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards on Feb 9.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood-news-oscars-news-oscars-2020-parasite-makes-history-as-first-south-korean-film-to-get-best-picture-best-foreign-film-nods-274142">'Parasite' makes history as first South Korean film to get Best Picture, Best Foreign Film nods</a> 
 
It won a total of four Oscars, including best director and original screenplay for Bong Joon-ho and best international feature film. 
 
The film is a tale of two South Korean families - the wealthy Parks and the poor Kims - that mirrors the deepening disparities in Asia`s fourth-largest economy and has struck a chord with global audiences. 
 
Koreans have been celebrating for the past week. Local cinemas and TV channels began a rerun of the film, as well as showing Bong`s other films including "Snowpiercer" and "Memories of Murder." 
 
Bong and the cast of "Parasite" are scheduled to hold a press conference on Wednesday.

'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho was greeted with cheers and applause as he returned to South Korea on Sunday after his historic four-Oscar win. About 300 reporters and fans were waiting to greet Bong as he arrived at the Incheon International Airport.

'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho was greeted with cheers and applause as he returned to South Korea on Sunday after his historic four-Oscar win. About 300 reporters and fans were waiting to greet Bong as he arrived at the Incheon International Airport. "Thank you for the applause, I would like to send a round of applause back to you all for coping so well with the coronavirus," Bong said. Also read: Netizens think Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' is a copy of 1999 Indian film 'Minsara Kanna' "I will join the effort to overcome the corona by washing my hands diligently. Happy to be home." 'Parasite' became the first foreign-language film to win the best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards on Feb 9. Also read: 'Parasite' makes history as first South Korean film to get Best Picture, Best Foreign Film nods It won a total of four Oscars, including best director and original screenplay for Bong Joon-ho and best international feature film. The film is a tale of two South Korean families - the wealthy Parks and the poor Kims - that mirrors the deepening disparities in Asia`s fourth-largest economy and has struck a chord with global audiences. Koreans have been celebrating for the past week. Local cinemas and TV channels began a rerun of the film, as well as showing Bong`s other films including "Snowpiercer" and "Memories of Murder." Bong and the cast of "Parasite" are scheduled to hold a press conference on Wednesday.

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'Parasite' director Bong Joon Ho gets hero's welcome in South Korea