Synopsis

For 10 idyllic years, young Mi-ja has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja at her home in the mountains of Korea. But that changes when a multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where image-obsessed CEO Lucy has big plans for Mi-ja’s dearest friend. With no particular plan, Mi-ja sets out on a rescue mission, all Mi-ja wants to do is bring her friend home.​​

Director

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  • Bong Joon-ho
  • Director Bong Joon-ho has firmly established himself as one of Korea’s leading filmmakers through five feature films, including Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), and Mother (2009), culminating in the globally acclaimed Snowpiercer (2013). His bold ideas, along with a masterful blend of suspense, humor, and deep humanism, create a unique cinematic experience that defies conventional genre classification.