Lee Sun Kyun and Jung Yu Mi's "Sleep" Clinches Emerging Raven Award at BIFFF For 10 idyllic years, young Mija has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja - a massive animal and an even bigger friend - at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when a family-owned multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where image obsessed and self-promoting CEO Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) has big plans for Mija's dearest friend. With no particular plan but single-minded in intent, Mija sets out on a rescue mission, but her already daunting journey quickly becomes more complicated when she crosses paths with disparate groups of capitalists, demonstrators and consumers, each battling to control the fate of Okja... while all Mija wants to do is bring her friend home. ~~ "Okja" is a co-production between Korea, South Africa, and the USA. Edit Translation
- English
- 한국어
- Русский
- magyar / magyar nyelv
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Cast & Credits
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![Ahn Seo Hyun in Okja Korean Movie (2017)]( "Ahn Seo Hyun in Okja Korean Movie (2017)")
Ahn Seo HyunMi JaMain Role -
![Tilda Swinton in Okja Korean Movie (2017)]( "Tilda Swinton in Okja Korean Movie (2017)")
Tilda Swinton Main Role -
![Paul Dano in Okja Korean Movie (2017)]( "Paul Dano in Okja Korean Movie (2017)")
Paul DanoJayMain Role -
![Byun Hee Bong in Okja Korean Movie (2017)]( "Byun Hee Bong in Okja Korean Movie (2017)")
Byun Hee Bong[Mi Ja's grandfather]Support Role -
![Yoon Je Moon in Okja Korean Movie (2017)]( "Yoon Je Moon in Okja Korean Movie (2017)")
Yoon Je MoonPark Moon DoSupport Role -
![Steven Yeun in Okja Korean Movie (2017)]( "Steven Yeun in Okja Korean Movie (2017)")
Steven YeunKSupport Role
Reviews
The story is marvellously written, in the movie the topic that was handeled can be seen in the real life food industry and that makes the story utterly sad. It is an unique movie, because it is realistic in a certain way.
The story picks up fast and in the last hour it leaves out no time to proceed fast, I wished they stayed on some scenes longer to give more of an impact but that is just a minor flaw in my opinion.
The cast was amazing and I really appreciated the collab between Korean actors and American ones. It was difficult in the beginning because Jake's acting was too much, but that is the way Bong Joon-Ho produces its movies and I am happy he stayed true to himself.
The music was beautiful at certain scenes, not all of them.
Overall I really liked this movie, certainly ones that impact me (it left me crying) but also made me think about the food industry. In my opinion I don't see this as a propaganda but as a supernatural movie with a deep message, it makes a valid point.
Watch this and you won't be dissapointed, try to look over the over-reacting actions from some actors but see the message behind this movie.
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Anywho back to the movie. It is a great mash up of east meets west. A great cast, with everyone acting superbly. It's a cute movie about a girl and her friend being separated for greed. I won't go in to too much detail or else it spoils it. There were some tears and there were some chuckles. Definitely a rewatch just to see the girls relationship with Okja. Don't think there was a soundtrack and the movie seems shorter than it is, it is over 2hrs long. It is a Netflix production, which seems to be more of a thing nowadays. Great production with clear and lovely graphics.
Nice to see Choi woo shik, brought some comedy. Oooo and watch till the credits finish rolling for some more of him lol
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