OKJA (Cannes Film Festival Cannes France 2017)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì

Okja—innovative with very good, realistic animation—strives to present itself as a heart-tugging action flick and accomplishes that well. The script is great; the storyline is fantastic. This is a terrific family share movie for the teen and adult audience.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

Lucy Mirando, a third descendant of the two generation Mirando Corporation, starts breeding a new breed of superpig. The new pigs are distributed across the world for families to raise. Okja is received by South Korean teenager Mija and her grandfather to raise.

Additional Thanks

Thank You to Director Joon-ho Bong for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Collin Creighton, Sarah Esberg, Pauline Fischer, Woosang Kim, Christina Oh, Brad Pitt, and Stan Wlodkowski for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Lucy Mirando/Nancy Mirando (Tilda Swinton), Stylist 2007/2017 (Sheena Kamal), Make-up Artist 2007 (Michael Mitton), Sarcastic British Reporter (Colm Hill), Epicurean Reporter (Kathrun Kirkpatrick), Señor Villacorta (Jose Carias), Frank Dawson (Giancarlo Esposito), Johnny Wilcox (Jake Gyllenhaal), and Elderly Reporter (Nancy Amelia Bell).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. It’s fresh, exciting, and appealing to both the adult and teen audience—imaginative and adventurous.

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Ben Meyers