South Korean director Bong Joon-ho says that his new film highlights the resilience of ordinary people against the powerful, at a time of creeping authoritarianism in his home country and abroad. "Mickey is a vulnerable and somewhat pitiable young man, yet despite the many challenges he faces, he ultimately survives without being broken," Bong, who won the Best Picture Oscar for 2019's "Parasite", tells a press conference in Seoul. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES