For 10 ideal years, youthful Mija has been guardian and steady friend to Okja – a monstrous creature and a significantly greater companion – at her home in the mountains of South Korea. However, that changes when family-possessed, global combination Mirando Corporation takes Okja for them.
They transports her to New York, where a picture fixated and self-advancing CEO has large designs for Mija’s closest companion. With no specific arrangement except for determined in plan, Mija sets out on a salvage mission.
Okja
TV-MA
Duration: 2h 28min
Release Date: 17 December 2021 (USA)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Bong Joon Ho
IMDb: 7.3
Box Office Collection
Budget: $50,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $2,049,823
Awards:
Austin Film Critics Association 2018 |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Director’s Cut Awards 2017 |
Best Director Bong Joon Ho |
Environmental Media Awards, USA 2017 |
Feature Film |
Golden Trailer Awards 2018 |
Best Independent Poster Netflix Studios BOND |
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) 2017 |
Best Visual Effects |
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2017 |
FIPRESCI Award Bong Joon Ho |
North Carolina Film Critics Association 2018 |
Best Foreign Language Film |

Casts
Tilda Swinton | Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando |
Sheena Kamal | Stylist 2007 / 2017 |
Michael Mitton | Make-up Artist 2007 |
Colm Hill | Sarcastic British Reporter |
Kathryn Kirkpatrick | Epicurean Reporter |
Jose Carias | Señor Villacorta |
Giancarlo Esposito | Frank Dawson |
Jake Gyllenhaal | Johnny Wilcox |
Nancy Amelia Bell | Elderly Reporter (as Nancy Bell) |
Seo-hyun Ahn | Mija (as An Seo Hyun) |
Writing Credits
Bong Joon Ho | (screenplay by) and |
Jon Ronson | (screenplay by) |
Bong Joon Ho | (story by) |