New Okja Featurette Goes Into the Inspiration Behind the Film
Jonathan Barkan
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A new featurette for Netflix’s upcoming monster adventure film Okja has been released and this one goes into what brought about the making of the film, all the way back to the moment the initial idea popped into the head of Bong Joon Ho. You can watch it below.
Okja stars Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Byun Heebong, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Jake Gyllenhaal, and An Seo Hyun. It was directed by Bong Joon Ho (The Host, Snowpiercer). who co-wrote the script with Jon Ronson.
The film hits Netflix on June 28th.
Synopsis:
For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) 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 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.
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