WASHINGTON:

US President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of Oscar winner “Parasite”, his biggest complaint being that the movie was made in South Korea.

Trump started talking about the Academy Awards during a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday night. “Parasite” was named best picture, the first non-English-language film to get the top honor.

“What the hell was that all about?” Trump said. “We’ve got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of that, they give them best movie of the year. Was it good? I don’t know.”

Neon, the US distributor for the subtitled film, shot back on Twitter: “Understandable. He can’t read.”

Meanwhile, Trump praised decades-old Hollywood movies, one of which was set during the time of slavery in the US. The audience booed when Trump mentioned the Academy Awards and then cheered when he said: “Can we get like ‘Gone with the Wind’ back please? ‘Sunset Boulevard’, so many great movies.”

Trump would not let it go on Friday when he addressed another crowd of supporters at a rally in Las Vegas.

“Look, I get along great with South Korea, but you know I never saw that one before,” Trump said.

“Parasite” directed by Bong Joon-ho tells the story of how a family of four poor, unemployed people living in a slum basement apartment comically infiltrates a wealthy family residing at a luxurious mansion before things unravel violently and tragically.

The movie made history Feb 9, the first South Korean film to win in the international film category, and the first foreign language film to win best picture. The wins put a diverse film front-and-center during a ceremony that had been criticized for its lack of diversity in several categories, with only one actor of color nominated and no women recognized in the directing category.

Those omissions came amid efforts by both the Academy of