Okja - Wikipedia. Okja is a 2. 01. 7 action- adventure film directed by Bong Joon- ho and co- written by Bong and Jon Ronson. The film stars an ensemble cast headed by South Korean child actress Ahn Seo- hyun, alongside Hollywood actors Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, and Jake Gyllenhaal. The film competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2. Cannes Film Festival. She announces that they have been breeding a special kind of superpig. Twenty- six of the best pigs will be sent to locations around the world, and ten years later, one will be crowned the winner.

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Noah Baumbach, Writer: Greenberg. Born in Brooklyn in 1969 Noah Baumbach is the son of two film critics, Georgia Brown and Jonathan Baumbach (also a writer). There are a lot of films for sci-fi, fantasy and action fans to get hyped for. Okja is a 2017 action-adventure film directed by Bong Joon-ho and co-written by Bong and Jon Ronson. The film stars an ensemble cast headed by South Korean child. The 70th Cannes Film Festival began with a controversy over Netflix's inclusion in the competition (Netflix debuted both The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) and.

In 2. 01. 7, a young girl named Mija lives happily in the countryside of South Korea with her grandfather and her super pig, Okja. They are visited by Mirando spokesperson and zoologist Dr. Johnny Wilcox, who declares Okja the best super pig and announces they will take her to New York City. Mija's grandfather takes her to visit the graves of her parents where he presents her with a gold pig and explains to her that rather than buy Okja, which was not allowed, he saved up the money for Okja and bought the solid gold item. Devastated, Mija runs away to Seoul to find Okja, where she sees her as she is being loaded onto a truck. Mija manages to chase down the truck which is eventually intercepted by another truck, run by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF).

In the resulting chaos Mija and Okja run away causing havoc though they are eventually saved by the ALF. Recognizing that Mija is Okja's owner, they tell her that their plan is to put a recording device in Okja's ear and let her be re- captured by the Mirando corporation to show how brutally they treat their animals. Mija tells them to return her to the mountains but their translator, K, deliberately lies, causing the group to believe Mija went along with their plan. They abandon her, and Okja is recaptured. Meanwhile, footage of Okja and Mija running through the streets of Seoul has gone viral. In order to do damage control, Lucy pays for Mija to come to New York to be reunited onstage with her pig.

Okja is taken to the laboratory where she is forcibly bred with another super pig and bits of meat are extracted from her flesh for a taste test by a drunk Wilcox. Members of the ALF overhear the recording through the device they placed in Okja's ear. Jay vows to help Okja and Mija and use the recording to expose the Mirando corporation's animal abuse. In New York City, Mija spends her time learning bits of English and being forced to agree to the wishes of the Mirando corporation. Jay, the leader of ALF, slips into her room and tells her that they still plan to rescue Okja while on stage. A huge parade is put on by the Mirando Corporation who give out free meat in the street. Mija is reunited with Okja who, blinded and battered does not recognize her and attacks her.

In the resulting chaos, Jay tries to hurt Okja, but Mija prevents him from doing so, calming Okja down so that she recognizes Mija. A video of Wilcox's treatment of Okja is screened by the ALF to the public, who quickly turn on him and Lucy. Mija and the ALF attempt to escape with Okja, but Nancy arrives back and quickly takes over the Mirando Corporation, recapturing Okja and having the ALF members beaten and arrested. Escaping, Jay and K take Mija to find Okja in a mass killing plant. The group search for Okja but are unable to find her until Mija sees her going up the ramp to the slaughterhouse. In order to save Okja she runs through the killing plant and sees many dead super pigs.

Mija sees Okja as she is about to be slaughtered and shows the Mirando employee a photograph of herself with a baby Okja. The man seems moved, but Nancy arrives and tells Mija and the man that Okja must be slaughtered. Mija offers the golden pig to Nancy in exchange for Okja's life. Nancy agrees to the deal whilst subsequently arresting Jay and K. As Mija and Okja are leaving, they see many more pigs being led to slaughter.

A pair of superpigs manages to push their newborn through the fence, and Okja hides it within her mouth to take it away. Back in the countryside, Mija resumes her life with her grandfather, Okja, and the new piglet. In a post- credits scene, Jay is released from prison and gets on board a bus with K and the other members of the organization, who reveals that ALF will be attending a major meeting involving all of the Mirando shareholders. Ahn Seo- hyun as Mija, a young farmgirl who takes care of Okja. Tilda Swinton as Lucy Mirando, the eccentric powerful CEO of the Mirando Corporation looking to profit from Okja. Working with a rough draft of the story, Ronson helped develop the English- speaking characters.

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Cannes 2. 01. 7 Video #4: “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected),” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” and More . It’s a musical road trip, set against the backdrop of the 2. Presidential Election. And as Elvis’s Rolls Royce travels across the country, Jarecki illustrates how the life of Elvis whose star rose and fell, mirrors the trajectory of the United States. At the American Pavilion, in the Roger Ebert Conference Center, I had the pleasure of moderating a discussion with the director.

Advertisement. One of the most star studded films of the Palme d’Or competition so far was Noah Baumbach’s latest work . Emma Thompson plays his alcoholic fourth wife. Despite the cast, this can’t be called a comedy, and Adam Sandler’s serious performance was so strong, that people are buzzing that he has a chance to win the best actor’s prize here in Cannes! This is the other Netflix picture in Competition, and this time the Netflix logo was cheered at the night time screening. At the press conference, the cast talked about their initial reactions to reading the script.

Going for his third Palme d’Or in the last nine years is director Michael Haneke. He won in 2. 00. 9 with . It’s a fine film about the upper class and their detachment from a refugee crisis happening all around them, but I don’t think this is the film that will get Haneke his third Palme. Two Asian directors have beautifully photographed pictures in competition.

Korean director Hong Sang- soo is often called . It tells the story of a beautiful young woman, played by Ayame Misaki, who writes descriptive audio tracks to movies for the blind. She clashes with a famous photographer who has been losing his vision, although the more they interact, the more they begin to respect and even care for each other.

Here again, I don't see either of these films being the strong Palme d'Or choice. But, at this festival, it is anyone's guess. Advertisement. One film that has audiences talking is . If you saw his last film, . And this one certainly fits the bill. While it may not seem initially to be as outlandish as .

It’s a story of two parents, played by Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman, who need to deal with the strange circumstances behind the illness that strikes their two children after a young man inserts himself into their lives. At the press conference, Nicole Kidman talked about what it’s like to have 4, yes 4, projects screening in Cannes this year.

This film's shooting style, dark humor, and foreboding soundtrack actually gives . Of course it’s not 1.

Cannes. Once in awhile we get a chance to get to some parties. We attended the recent Netflix celebration at a lavish mansion in the Cannes hills, and it was one of the best parties of the festival, hands down. We also got the opportunity to attend a black tie gala at the American Pavilion benefitting Planned Parenthood while promoting the currently streaming film . I also had the chance to talk with Roger a bit one on one.

Still to come in Cannes are a number of promising films, including two by female directors. Sofia Coppola’s . Cult Horror Movies Wiener Dog (2016). We’ll have updates on those films and much more next time, so check back often at rogerebert. Barbara Scharres and our other writers.

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