---
title: 'Okja (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bong Joon-ho'
released: '2017-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'South Korea'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/okja-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3967856/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Okja (2017)

2017 · 121 min · Drama, Adventure · South Korea, United States


## Synopsis

Okja is a 2017 science fiction 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 teenage girl who raised a genetically modified "super pig". When Okja is taken to the United States by a meat industry corporation, the girl goes on a mission to rescue Okja from mistreatment and slaughter while befriending the Animal Liberation Front. An international co-production of South Korea and the United States, it stars an ensemble cast headed by child actor Ahn Seo-hyun in her film debut, along with Byun Hee-bong, Yoon Je-moon, Choi Woo-shik, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Shirley Henderson, Daniel Henshall, Devon Bostick, Giancarlo Esposito, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bong Joon-ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/bong-joon-ho)
- **Screenplay:** [Bong Joon-ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/bong-joon-ho)
- **Producer:** [Bong Joon-ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/bong-joon-ho), [Dede Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/dede-gardner), [Jeremy Kleiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-kleiner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jung Jae-il](https://cinepixo.com/people/jung-jae-il)
- **Director of Photography:** [Darius Khondji](https://cinepixo.com/people/darius-khondji)
- **Editor:** [Yang Jin-mo](https://cinepixo.com/people/yang-jin-mo)

## Cast

- [Giancarlo Esposito](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-esposito)
- [Jake Gyllenhaal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-gyllenhaal)
- [Devon Bostick](https://cinepixo.com/people/devon-bostick)
- [Byun Hee-bong](https://cinepixo.com/people/byun-hee-bong)
- [Shirley Henderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-henderson)
- [Ahn Seo-hyun](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahn-seo-hyun)
- [Tilda Swinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilda-swinton)
- [Steven Yeun](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-yeun)
- [Kelly Macdonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-macdonald)
- [Choi Woo-shik](https://cinepixo.com/people/choi-woo-shik)
- [Paul Dano](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dano)
- [Lily Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/lily-collins)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/okja-2017
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