Okja (Original title)
Date: 2017 (Copyright)Countries: USA, Republic of KoreaDirector: Bong Joon Ho
Synopsis: In rural Korea, thirteen-year-old Mija has formed a deep bond with her grandfather’s superpig Okja. But the bond is broken when the Mirando agrichemical and food processing corporation - headed by self-promoting CEO Lucy Mirando – transport Okja to New York. Mija sets out on a rescue mission but her task becomes more complicated when she crosses paths with a group of animal rights activists who are determined to expose Mirando’s questionable business practices.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Food industry, Capitalism, Animal rights, Pigs
Releases
Date: 28 June 2017Country: USARelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 121 mins Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Korean / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Netflix
Date: 28 June 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 120 mins 22 secs - Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Korean / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Netflix
Title: DVD reviewAuthor: Wise, Dennis WilsonArticle type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Of 'Okja' (2017).
In: new soundtrack v8 n2 2018 Pages: 145-159
Title: From Screenwriting for Sound to film sound maps: the evolution of Live Tone's creative alliance with Bong Joon-hoAuthor: LEE, Nikki J.Y. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analyses the ongoing collaboration between the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho and the audio post-production studio Live Tone, highlighting Live Tone's contribution to sound design through their creation of 'film sound maps' at an early stage of the production process. Focuses on two films: 'Snowpiercer' (2013) and 'Okja' (2017).
Date: 2017 (Copyright)Countries: USA, Republic of KoreaDirector: Bong Joon Ho
Synopsis: In rural Korea, thirteen-year-old Mija has formed a deep bond with her grandfather’s superpig Okja. But the bond is broken when the Mirando agrichemical and food processing corporation - headed by self-promoting CEO Lucy Mirando – transport Okja to New York. Mija sets out on a rescue mission but her task becomes more complicated when she crosses paths with a group of animal rights activists who are determined to expose Mirando’s questionable business practices.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Food industry, Capitalism, Animal rights, Pigs
Releases
Date: 28 June 2017Country: USARelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 121 mins Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Korean / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Netflix
Date: 28 June 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 120 mins 22 secs - Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Korean / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Netflix
Credits
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©: LLC Mirando Productions, A Netflix original film: Netflix, A Plan B Entertainment production: Plan B Entertainment, A Lewis Pictures production: Lewis Pictures, A Kate Street Picture Company production: Kate Street Picture Company, In association with: Union Investment Partners, With the support of: KOFIC Location Incentive, Supported by: Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul Film Commission, Seoul production cost support: Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul Film Commission, With co-operation from: Gwangju Film Commission, With co-operation from: Gangwon Art & Culture Foundation, With co-operation from: Incheon Film Commission, Daejeon Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency, Presents: Netflix, With the participation of: British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, Korea Production Services Provided by: Woosang Films, Vancouver Production Services Provided by: Okja Canada Productions Inc., Executive Producer: Pauline Fischer, Executive Producer: Collin Creighton, Executive Producer: Stan Wlodkowski, Executive Producer: Kim Woosang, Executive Producer: Brad Pitt, Executive Producer: Sarah Esberg, Executive Producer: Christina Oh, Executive Producer: Lee Jea Woo, Executive Producer: Samuel Yeunju Ha, Produced by: Ted Sarandos, Produced by: Lewis Taewan Kim, Produced by: Dooho Choi, Produced by: Woo Sik Seo, Produced by: Bong Joon Ho, Produced by: Dede Gardner, Produced by: Jeremy Kleiner, Co-producer: Tilda Swinton, Co-producer: Sandro Kopp, Associate Producer: Jon Ronson, Associate Producer: Luca Borghese, Unit Production Manager: Stan Wlodkowski, Production Manager: Minchul Patrick Park, Location Manager: Sungryeol Moon, Location Manager: Joon Song, Post-production Supervisor: Luca Borghese, 1st Assistant Director: PJ Voeten, 1st Assistant Director: Yong Jin Cho, Script Supervisor: Youngbin Michelle Ha, Screenplay by: Bong Joon Ho, Jon Ronson, Story by: Bong Joon Ho, Director of Photography: Darius Khondji, A Camera Operator: Mark Goellnicht, Steadicam Operator: Mark Goellnicht, Visual Effects Supervisor: Erik-Jan de Boer, Visual Effects Supervisor: Lee Jeon Hyoung, Visual Effects by: Method Studios, 4th Creative Party, Special Effects Supervisor: Kyoung Soo Park, Creature Supervisor: Erik-Jan de Boer, Okja Concept Artist: Zoddd, Okja Concept Artist/Alfonso Creature Design: Sandro Kopp, Okja Creature Design: Hee Chul Jang, Edited by: Yang Jin-mo, Production Designer: Kevin Thompson, Production Designer: Lee Ha Jun, Art Director: Jung Yoon Bae, Set Designer: Ga Ram Han, Set Designer: Ki Eun Yu, Set Designer: Hee Cho, Set Designer: Mee Kyoung Yoon, Set Designer: So Ye Jo, Set Designer: Joo Young Lee, Costume Designer: Catherine George, Costume Designer: Choi Seyeon, Hair and Make-up Designer: Sharon Martin, Hair and Make-up Designer: Hyunkyu Hwang, Key Special Effects Make-up Designer: Tae Yong Kwak, Hyo Kyun Hwang, Main and End Titles Designed by: Smith and Lee Film Design, Filmograph, Music: Jaeil Jung, Additional Music Composed by: Dzambo Agusev, Strings/Winds/Brasses/Girls' Choir: Budapest Film Orchestra, Big Band/Boy Soloists/Female Choir: Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra and Choir, Budapest Jazz Orchestra, Conductor: Peter Pejtsik, Conductor: Márton Tóth, Production Sound Mixer: Jong Kun Park, Re-recording Mixer: Taeyoung Choi, Supervising Sound Editor: Taeyoung Choi, Supervising Sound Editor: Dave Whitehead, Sound Designer: Dave Whitehead, Stunt Co-ordinator: Myeong Haeng Heo, Stunt Co-ordinator: Jin Keun Jeong, New York Stunt Co-ordinator: Victor Paguia, Vancouver Stunt Co-ordinator: Marny Eng, Duane Dickinson, The director would like to thank: Jonathan Demme
Cast
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Tilda Swinton (Lucy Mirando/Nancy Mirando), Paul Dano (Jay), An Seo Hyun (Mija), Byun Heebong (Hee Bong), Steven Yeun (K), Lily Collins (Red), Yoon Je Moon (Mundo Park), Shirley Henderson (Jennifer), Daniel Henshall (Blond), Devon Bostick (Silver), Woo Shik Choi (Kim), Giancarlo Esposito (Frank Dawson), Jake Gyllenhaal (Dr Johnny Wilcox)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Science fiction film and television v12 n2 Summer 2019 Pages: 290-294Title: DVD reviewAuthor: Wise, Dennis WilsonArticle type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Of 'Okja' (2017).
In: new soundtrack v8 n2 2018 Pages: 145-159
Title: From Screenwriting for Sound to film sound maps: the evolution of Live Tone's creative alliance with Bong Joon-hoAuthor: LEE, Nikki J.Y. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analyses the ongoing collaboration between the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho and the audio post-production studio Live Tone, highlighting Live Tone's contribution to sound design through their creation of 'film sound maps' at an early stage of the production process. Focuses on two films: 'Snowpiercer' (2013) and 'Okja' (2017).