Okja

Master genre exploder Bong Joon Ho swirls pathos, dark satire, action, and horror into an exhilarating twenty-first-century fairy tale. An all-star cast including Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, and Jake Gyllenhaal is led by An Seo Hyun as Mija, a South Korean girl growing up on an Edenic mountainside with her grandfather and best friend: Okja, a giant, empathetic “superpig” created as part of a secret GMO experiment. When Okja is abruptly torn away from her, Mija embarks on a perilous rescue mission that places her at the center of a sinister corporate conspiracy. While Bong’s trademark virtuosic set pieces dazzle, Okja’s beating heart is the connection between a girl and her superpig, made all the more poignant by the brilliant special effects that bring its animal star to unforgettable life.

Film Info

  • United States, South Korea
  • 2017
  • 121 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.39:1
  • Korean, English
  • Spine #1133

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • 4K digital master, approved by director Bong Joon Ho, with Dolby Atmos sound
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • New conversation between Bong and producer Dooho Choi
  • New interviews with actors An Seo Hyun and Byun Heebong
  • New interviews with members of the crew about the film’s cinematography, visual effects, and costume and production design
  • Short programs including a director’s video diary, featuring Bong; actors Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tilda Swinton, and Steven Yeun; and others
  • Teaser, trailer, and web promos
  • English subtitle translation and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by critic Karen Han

New cover by Michael Boland

Purchase Options

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • 4K digital master, approved by director Bong Joon Ho, with Dolby Atmos sound
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • New conversation between Bong and producer Dooho Choi
  • New interviews with actors An Seo Hyun and Byun Heebong
  • New interviews with members of the crew about the film’s cinematography, visual effects, and costume and production design
  • Short programs including a director’s video diary, featuring Bong; actors Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tilda Swinton, and Steven Yeun; and others
  • Teaser, trailer, and web promos
  • English subtitle translation and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by critic Karen Han

New cover by Michael Boland

Okja
Cast
Tilda Swinton
Lucy Mirando/Nancy Mirando
Paul Dano
Jay
An Seo Hyun
Mija
Byun Hee Bong
Hee Bong
Steven Yeun
K
Lily Collins
Red
Yoon Je Moon
Mundo Park
Shirley Henderson
Jennifer
Daniel Henshall
Blond
Devon Bostick
Silver
Choi Woo Shik
Kim
Giancarlo Esposito
Frank Dawson
Jake Gyllenhaal
Dr. Johnny Wilcox
Credits
Director
Bong Joon Ho
Screenplay by
Bong Joon Ho
Jon Ronson
Story by
Bong Joon Ho
Produced by
Bong Joon Ho
Dooho Choi
Dede Gardner
Lewis Taewan Kim
Jeremy Kleiner
Ted Sarandos
Woo Sik Seo
Executive producers
Sarah Esberg
Pauline Fischer
Collin Creighton
Christina Oh
Brad Pitt
Kim Woosang
Stan Wlodkowski
Coproducers
Tilda Swinton
Sandro Kopp
Director of photography
Darius Khondji
Production designers
Kevin Thompson
Lee Ha Jun
Visual effects supervisors
Erik-Jan de Boer
Lee Jeon Hyoung
Creature supervisor
Erik-Jan de Boer
Costume designers
Catherine George
Choi Seyeon
Hair and makeup designers
Sharon Martin
Hyunkyu Hwang
Edited by
Yang Jinmo
Music by
Jaeil Jung

Current

Okja: Big Love
Okja: Big Love

Bong Joon Ho’s fantasy blockbuster explores the follies of global capitalism through the lens of the meat industry—and a young girl and her “superpig” best friend.

By Karen Han

The Evolution of a “Superpig”: Designing Okja, from Start to Finish
The Evolution of a “Superpig”: Designing Okja, from Start to Finish

Both intimidatingly massive and deeply sympathetic, the creature at the heart of Bong Joon Ho’s meat-industry fable is the product of a close collaboration between the director and artist Jang Hee Chul.

By Curtis Tsui