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Okja (/ ˈ oʊ k dʒ ə /; 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. The film is about a young girl who raised a genetically modified "super pig" (the titular Okja), and, after she is taken to the United States, goes on a mission to ...
It tells the story of a pig-like creature who is snatched from its young owner, Mija (Ahn Seo-hyun), by Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton), the head of a nefarious corporation. We spoke to Bong about political allegory, artistic collaboration, and whether he sees himself as the new Steven Spielberg.
Jun 28, 2017 · The story unfolds with young Mija, a farm girl played by actress An Seo-huyn who lives in the lush mountains of South Korea with her grandfather and their beloved genetically-engineered pig, Okja...
Jun 27, 2017 · Okja is a most remarkable pig. As big as a medium-sized elephant, with a snout that looks more canine than porcine, she is slobbery and sometimes flatulent, but also loyal, gentle and brave.
- Joon-Ho Bong
Jun 28, 2017 · The story centres on the eponymous Okja, an animal belonging to a new species that has been genetically engineered to fulfil the developed world’s boundless appetite for meat, while minimising...
Jun 26, 2017 · ‘okja’ is a billboard for creative freedom under netflix. Shortly after that, major movie chains in South Korea announced they would boycott Okja, in protest of Netflix’s plan to...
Jun 29, 2017 · The Snowpiercer director speaks about his second (primarily) English-language film, the globe-trotting Netflix adventure Okja.
