Two years later, he wrote Phantom: The Submarine, and later made his feature-length directorial debut with Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000).
[1] In the following years, Bong wrote and directed Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Mother (2009), and Snowpiercer (2013), films which received "universal acclaim" from critics.
[3] While working on Snowpiercer, Bong was encouraged to write a play, which resulted in the creation and release of the film Parasite in 2019.
[4] The film received the Palme d'Or, acclaim from critics internationally, and numerous accolades.
It also earned Bong the Academy Award for Best Director, further establishing him as a profound filmmaker around the world.