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     • The movie offers a very severe commentary on the relationship between mankind and meat animals. But it is not a political movie, nor it is a manifesto for vegetarianism (even if a particularly emotional sequence set in a pigs’ slaughterhouse will have some people think about that too).
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   Is Okja a political movie?

   • Okja is primarily a love story between Mija and Okja – the girl and the animal. The things that come between them and end up tearing them apart could be seen as the political element to the film. Do you think it’s right for animals to be killed for the purposes of film?

   Bong Joon-ho: ‘Okja is about what’s happening to us in real life’

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   What is Okja about?

   • The film follows Okja and her young keeper Mija as agribusiness interests compete with animal activists to decide her fate. Okja is a timely intervention into debates about the environmental costs of meat production.

   Okja: a film that provides food for thought on ‘sustainable’ meat produc…

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   Is Okja a real film or a real creature?

   • Bong Joon-ho clarifies, "Okja is real, in the sense that it's actually happening in the film". He also avoids being labeled as a political filmmaker due to the complexity of morality in the modern world as depicted in his work.

   Okja interview: Bong Joon-ho on GM foods, his chaotic

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   Is Okja a good movie?

   • Okja is a buoyant, messy delight of a film, clever and rousing and full-hearted. I laughed; I cried; I chose to forego meat at lunch. By Andreas Rentz/Getty Images. At the photocall for In The Fade (Aus Dem Nichts). Richard Lawson is the chief critic at Vanity Fair, reviewing film, television, and theater.

   Okja Netflix Review | Vanity Fair

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   Is Okja based on a true story?

   • But for Okja, not so much. It’s based on what’s happening to us in real life, specifically regarding aspects of the food industry. The world at the moment is in a strange and scary state. Does that make it more difficult to make films which comment on reality?

   Bong Joon-ho: ‘Okja is about what’s happening to us in real life’

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   Who are Mija and Okja?

   • In 2017, a young girl named Mija lives in South Korea with her grandfather and their super pig, Okja. Mija and Okja have a very close relationship; they spend much of their time together, and at one point, Okja saves Mija from falling off a cliff.

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3. theconversation.com › okja-a-film-that-providesOkja: a film that provides food for thought on ‘sustainable ...

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   Jun 28, 2017 · The film follows Okja and her young keeper Mija as agribusiness interests compete with animal activists to decide her fate. Okja is a timely intervention into debates about the environmental...

4. lwlies.com › interviews › bong-joon-ho-okjaBong Joon-ho: ‘Okja is about what’s happening to us in real life’

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   Jun 28, 2017 · Okja is primarily a love story between Mija and Okja – the girl and the animal. The things that come between them and end up tearing them apart could be seen as the political element to the film. Do you think it’s right for animals to be killed for the purposes of film?

5. www.independent.co.uk › arts-entertainment › filmsOkja interview: Bong Joon-ho on GM foods, his chaotic ...

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   The South Korean director's films, in the cinematic landscape, have never really been considered outright political missives, perhaps only because they hide under the guise of genre...

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7. www.vanityfair.com › hollywood › 2017Okja Netflix Review | Vanity Fair

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   May 19, 2017 · A rollicking rescue movie with deep ache and hope in its heart, Okja feels like just the right story for this grim political moment. It’s something of a clarion call to those resisting the...

8. www.citiplat.org › post › film-review-okja-bong-joonFilm Review: Okja, Bong Joon-ho’s ecological fairy-tale is a ...

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   Sep 22, 2022 · The movie offers a very severe commentary on the relationship between mankind and meat animals. But it is not a political movie, nor it is a manifesto for vegetarianism (even if a particularly emotional sequence set in a pigs’ slaughterhouse will have some people think about that too).

9. www.nonhumanrights.org › blog › film-review-netflix-okjaFilm Review: Okja Demands Rights as More than a Golden Pig

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   Jul 24, 2017 · Okja is not simply an animal rights movie. It’s also a coming-of-age story about what happens to our view of animals when we reach that intelligence threshold and become adults. As Mirando kidnaps Okja, Mija’s grandfather presents her with a golden pig:

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    Okja (/ ˈoʊkdʒə /; Korean : 옥자) is a 2017 science-fantasy action-adventure film directed by Bong Joon-ho with a screenplay by Bong and Jon Ronson from a story by Bong.