A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
06-28-2017
2h 2m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Bong Joon-ho
Production:
Kate Street Picture Company, Plan B Entertainment, Lewis Pictures
Budget:
$50,000,000
Key Crew
Special Effects Supervisor:
Jung Do-ahn
Stunts:
Samantha MacIvor
Stunt Coordinator:
Heo Myeong-haeng
Stunts:
Aja Frary
Stunts:
Aaron Vexler
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
KR; US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
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