Director
Bong Joon Ho
Starring
Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, An Seo Hyun, Byun HeeBong, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Yoon Je Moon, Shirley Henderson, Daniel Henshall, Devon Bostick, Giancarlo Esposito, Jake Gyllenhaal
Certificate
15
Run Time
118 mins
Release Year
2017
Country of Origin
South Korea, USA
Language
Korean, English
Director of Photography: Darius Khondji
Editor: Yang Jinmo
Produced by: Bong Joon Ho, Dooho Choi, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Woo Sik Seo, Lewis Taewan Kim
Screenplay by: Bong Joon Ho, Jon Ronson
Production Designer: Kevin Thompson, Lee Ha Jun
Director Bio
Bong Joon Ho
P&I - Director Bio
Bong Joon Ho firmly established himself at the vanguard of Korean filmmakers with his five feature films, including Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006) and the award-winning Snowpiercer. Through all of his features, Bong demonstrates a propensity for bold ideas that catch an audience off-guard and present a new kind of viewing experience where suspense, humor and humanity co-exist in singular films that cannot be defined by one particular genre.
Okja
Part of the World Perspectives Strand
This much-anticipated action-adventure film is a multilingual monster movie with a strong international cast. A young girl named Mija must risk everything to stop a powerful multi-national from kidnapping her best friend, a pig/ hippo hybrid named Okja. The cast includes EIFF patron Tilda Swinton, as well as Jake Gyllenhaal, Lily Collins and Paul Dano.
Contains flashing images.