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A director from this country created an elderly woman who writes poetry while amassing money to cover up her grandson’s crime. A film from this country ends with a detective returning to a culvert in farmland before staring into the camera (10[4])after a child fails (10[1]-5[1])to describe a killer. (10[2]-5[1])In a film from this country, a (10[1])vegetarian actor ate a live octopus (10[1])and performed an extended-take (10[1])hallway fight. In a film from this country, a character comments on his driver’s “subway (10[1])smell.” A film from this home country of the original Oldboy depicts a poor (10[1])family using a housekeeper’s peach allergy to infiltrate a rich household. For 10 points, name this home country of Parasite’s director, Bong Joon-ho. ■END■

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