- Parasite 기생충 (2019): Ki-taek’s family of four is close, but fully unemployed, with a bleak future ahead of them. The son Ki-woo is recommended by his friend, a student at a prestigious university, for a well-paid tutoring job, spawning hopes of a regular income. Carrying the expectations of all his family, Ki-woo heads to the Park family home for an interview. Arriving at the house of Mr. Park, the owner of a global IT firm, Ki-woo meets Yeon-kyo, the beautiful young lady of the house. But following this first meeting between the two families, an unstoppable string of mishaps lies in wait.
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- Children of Men (2006): In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child’s birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
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- Sleep Dealer (2008): The near future. Like tomorrow. In a world marked by closed borders, corporate warriors, and a global computer network, three strangers risk their lives to connect, break through the barriers of technology, and unseal their fates.
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- Detachment (2012): a chronicle of one month in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of a substitute teacher named Henry Barthes.
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- Triangle of Sadness (2022): Fashion model couple Carl and Yaya are invited on a luxury cruise. When the yacht sinks they become stranded on a deserted island with a group of billionaires and a cleaning lady. In the fight for survival, social hierarchies are turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty.
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What does it mean to be a socially conscious movie?
Are these like movies that reflect on the inner working of society?
Precisely the social, political and economic contradictions of society which fuel class struggle.