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In the movie Parasite, the wealthy family living in the house is the Park family (who are Korean, not German). Based on the film’s plot, they did not know about the bunker.
Here are the specific details regarding the bunker and why the owners were unaware of it:
Note on the "German" Detail: There is no German family in the film. You may be thinking of the architect Namgoong moving to Paris (France) after selling the house, or perhaps misremembering the Parks' affinity for Western/American luxury goods as being European. However, the family living in the house—the Parks—are the ones who were completely oblivious to the bunker.
The user specifically asked about 'the German family'. The AI denied their existence, even though they appear in the epilogue and are a key part of the film's cycle of class disparity.
The Parks' young son, Da-song, actually noticed the flickering lights and recognized them as Morse code (due to his Boy Scout training), though he believed it was a ghost. This contrasts with the adults' total ignorance.
The film mentions it was built in case of a North Korean invasion, which is a specific historical context for South Korean architecture (nuclear/bomb shelters).
The Park family (the wealthy Korean family) did not know about the bunker. It was built by the original architect, Namgoong Hyeonja, who kept it secret because he was embarrassed by its purpose (a shelter from North Korean invasion or creditors). The only person who knew initially was the housekeeper, Moon-gwang, who hid her husband Geun-sae there for four years. At the end of the film, a German family moves into the house; they also do not know about the bunker, where the father, Ki-taek, is now hiding. Notably, the Parks' son Da-song did notice the Morse code signals from the bunker but mistook them for a ghost.