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Okja

  • 20172017
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  • 2h
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Okja (2017)
Meet Mija, a young girl who risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
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A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
124K
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POPULARITY
3,184
320
    • Bong Joon Ho
    • Bong Joon Ho(screenplay by)
    • Jon Ronson(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Paul Dano
    • Seo-hyun Ahn
    • Bong Joon Ho
    • Bong Joon Ho(screenplay by)
    • Jon Ronson(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Paul Dano
    • Seo-hyun Ahn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 401User reviews
    • 296Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    The Rise of Steven Yeun
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    Bong Joon-Ho – Making the Film You Want
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    'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Director Selects
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    Photos179

    Seo-hyun Ahn in Okja (2017)
    Seo-hyun Ahn in Okja (2017)
    Lily Collins in Okja (2017)
    Giancarlo Esposito and Tilda Swinton in Okja (2017)
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    Rihanna at an event for Okja (2017)
    Rihanna at an event for Okja (2017)
    Bong Joon Ho, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tilda Swinton at an event for Okja (2017)
    Bong Joon Ho, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tilda Swinton, and Seo-hyun Ahn at an event for Okja (2017)
    Giancarlo Esposito, Bong Joon Ho, Paul Dano, Tilda Swinton, Byun Hee-Bong, Steven Yeun, and Seo-hyun Ahn at an event for Okja (2017)
    Rihanna at an event for Okja (2017)

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    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Lucy Mirando…
    Paul Dano
    Paul Dano
    • Jay
    Seo-hyun Ahn
    Seo-hyun Ahn
    • Mija
    • (as An Seo Hyun)
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Johnny Wilcox
    Sheena Kamal
    • Stylist 2007…
    Michael Mitton
    Michael Mitton
    • Make-up Artist 2007
    Colm Hill
    Colm Hill
    • Sarcastic British Reporter
    Kathryn Kirkpatrick
    Kathryn Kirkpatrick
    • Epicurean Reporter
    Jose Carias
    • Señor Villacorta
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Frank Dawson
    Nancy Amelia Bell
    • Elderly Reporter
    • (as Nancy Bell)
    Lee Jeong-eun
    Lee Jeong-eun
    • Okja's Voice
    • (as Jungeun Lee)
    • …
    Byun Hee-Bong
    Byun Hee-Bong
    • Hee Bong
    • (as Byun Heebong)
    Jaein Kim
    • Young Mija
    Je-mun Yun
    Je-mun Yun
    • Mundo Park
    • (as Yoon Je Moon)
    Shirley Henderson
    Shirley Henderson
    • Jennifer
    Hee-Seo Choi
    Hee-Seo Choi
    • Choi Female Interpreter
    • (as Moon Choi)
    Jiwoong Jang
    • Chang Cameraman
      • Bong Joon Ho
      • Bong Joon Ho(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Jon Ronson(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      The Animal Liberation Front is actually a real organization that strives to free captured animals while economicaly harming 'big companies' that profit from the abuse.
    • Goofs
      There is a mistranslation on the English subtitles when K played by Steven Yeun is about to jump out of the truck. According to the subtitles, his parting words to Mija are "Mija! Try learning English. It opens new doors!" What he actually says is "Mija! Also, my name is Koo Soon-bum." It's a flagrant mistranslation - but one that would only be apparent to those who can speak both languages. Moreover, the mistranslation is a clever subversion of the supremacy of English. The subtitle is a command to learn English - something that every Korean student has heard throughout her life - but to actually understand what K is saying, you would have to know Korean. There's an added layer of comedy to the name itself, which has the whiff of the old country about it: "Koo Soon-bum" is sort of like a white man saying his name is "Buford Attaway." As Yeun said in an interview, "When he says 'Koo Soon-bum,' it's funny to you if you're Korean, because that's a dumb name. There's no way to translate that. That's like, the comedy drop-off, the chasm between countries."
    • Quotes

      Jay: Translations are sacred.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a post-credit scene.
    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
      Harvest For The World
      Written by Ernie Isley (as E. Isley), Marvin Isley (as M. Isley), O'Kelly Isley (as O. Isley), Ronald Isley (as R. Isley), Rudolph Isley (as R. Isley), Chris Jasper (as C. Jasper)

      Performed by The Isley Brothers

      Courtesy of Epic Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews401

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    8/10
    A beautiful fairytale for adults
    Okja is a sort of scifi fairytale, one that is explicit with its very simple messaging but is nevertheless beautiful and heart wrenching.

    Bong Joon-ho begins the film in 2007 when the CEO of a food corporation that is heavily invested with GMO's tries to revamp their corporate image by announcing a competition between 26 of their best super piglets. The super piglets are sent across the world to be raised by farmers and in ten years one lucky pig will win the title of Best Super Pig (and then apparently be consumed). Fast forward to 10 years later when a thirteen year old Mija, a country girl living in near isolation with her grandfather, is raising her super pig in the idyllic landscape where they play, forage for apples, and fish together. Things go awry however when she discovers that Okja (her pig) does not belong to her and will be carted off to America. From here on the movie turns into an adventure story as Mija must brave the world in order to be reunited with Okja.

    The film is wildly cartoonish in tone, but if you go along with it and let yourself be enchanted by this world you'll find yourself on a wonderful emotional journey. Some cheap CGI made me at first scoff at Okja, but as the movie goes on she seems more and more real till by the end I was near tears watching the film. Great performances by known and unknown actors alike. Just a great movie through and through.
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    • ReganRebecca
    • Jun 29, 2017

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 2017 (United States)
      • South Korea
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      • Lewis Pictures
      • Plan B Entertainment
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    • 2 hours
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital
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      • Dolby Surround 7.1

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