Okja

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Okja

Released Jun 28, 2017

1h 58m

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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 family-owned, multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where an image-obsessed and self-promoting CEO has big plans for Mija's dearest friend. With no particular plan but single-minded in intent, Mija sets out on a rescue mission.

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Critics Consensus

Okja sees Bong Joon-ho continuing to create defiantly eclectic entertainment -- and still hitting more than enough of his narrative targets in the midst of a tricky tonal juggling act.

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

Okja is a satire on corporate greed and how awful we are. I know people who stopped eating meat after they saw Okja.

May 18, 2020

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David Stratton

The Australian

Essentially a pro-animal liberation movie, this becomes a pretty wild ride as the Korean child doggedly pursues the pignappers all the way to New York

Mar 27, 2020

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Karen Han

Vice

Okja pushes Bong Joon Ho's talent for spanning moods and genre conventions to its limit. The movie features his trademark sharp shifts in tone, but also melds Western imagery, music and cultural touchstones.

Dec 20, 2017

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Peter Counter

That Shelf

At the very least, the film paints a dynamic, moving portrait of our complicated relationship with marketing, animals, capitalism, and our diets.

Aug 12, 2024

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

Despite all of the craziness going on all around, we believe in the superpig.

May 12, 2023

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Brian Susbielles

InSession Film

Tilda Swinton is great as the eccentric CEO who wants to use the super pig for her own profits while Jake Gyllenhaal is the crazed zoologist by her side.

Feb 22, 2023

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Nick R

It has a lot to say about corporate greed and pro-animal liberation, but the story and acting are very strong here.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Karen B

Está película sirve para reflexionar sobre la vida de los animales que son considerados de consumo.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Daniel B

A movie that tries to tell a message such as this, especially one surrounding the Meat industry. I would say this movie quite flawlessly tells its story. A brilliantly shot movie that isn't afraid to dive deep into your emotions with it's satire on reality. Good performances and visual effects sell the story they're trying to take and leaves you rethinking your own morales. It's a special kind of movie, with a message worth telling.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Alec B

To give you a sense of how weird "Okja" is, Tilda Swinton plays two characters and neither performance comes close to being the craziest one in the movie. Bong Joon-Ho throws everything at the wall here and while it doesn't always stick, I appreciate his desire to try to tackle so many things.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/24

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JJJJJJ J

I liked a lot of this film. It aims to tell a fairly simple story and does it well. The movie does a good job of getting across its main idea and I applaud it for that. Unfortunately a lot of the ideas surround this main idea are not as good. The film suffers the same problem as Bong Joon-ho's other works. It tends to describe the "villain" in one dimensional fashion. The people working in the corporation are hedonistic, self-centered, and removed form reality. They never give a good defense of why they are doing what they are doing besides to make money... which of course isn't a good defense. I doubt most executives, especially those at family run corps, would give this defense, and them not doing so just makes the film really takes away from the film for me and prevents it from pushing pass its predecessors I think this the starting point of the overarching issue that makes this film and it's story not really stand out. Okay but not great. My assumption is most will like it if they watch but some will get irritated by some of the illogics of the film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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Queen N

I cried throughout the whole movie 💔 It was extremely heartbreaking and as a vegan this is what initially made me go vegan. The slaughter house videos are obviously worst than what's in the movie but please watch it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/08/23

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Synopsis

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 family-owned, multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where an image-obsessed and self-promoting CEO has big plans for Mija's dearest friend. With no particular plan but single-minded in intent, Mija sets out on a rescue mission.

Director: Bong Joon Ho
Producer: Choi Dooho, Dede Gardner, Bong Joon Ho, Lewis Taewan Kim, Jeremy Kleiner, Woo-sik Seo
Screenwriter: Bong Joon Ho, Jon Ronson
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Kate Street Picture Company, Plan B Entertainment, Lewis Pictures, Netflix
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 30, 2017
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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