SOUTH KOREA · 2017

Okja

Bong Joon-ho
corporate exploitation animal rights childhood innocence environmental destruction resistance against authoritarianism
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A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

Year2017
CountrySouth Korea
DirectorBong Joon-ho
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