Okja (Movie - 2017)

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  Tilda Swinton
  틸다 스윈튼
  As
  Lucy Mirando
  (루시 미란도)
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  Paul Dano
  폴 다노
  As
  Jay
  (제이)
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  Jake Gyllenhaal
  제이크 질렌할
  As
  Dr. Johnny Wilcox
  (조니 윌콕스 박사)
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  Ahn Seo-hyun
  안서현
  As
  Mi-ja
  (미자)
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  Steven Yeun
  스티븐 연
  As
  K
  (케이)
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  Lily Collins
  릴리 콜린스
  As
  Red
  (레드)

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  2019/05/20
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  Bong Joon-ho's Latest Film Invited to Compete at Cannes
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  2019/04/18
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  2019/04/01, Source
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  2019/03/25
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  2018/04/25, Source
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  2018/01/28
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  2018/01/24, Source
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  2018/01/21
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  17th Director's Cut Awards 2017 Winners
  2017/12/15
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  2017/12/10
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  2017/11/19
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  37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2017 Red Carpet and Ceremony
  2017/11/09
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  2017/11/05
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  2017/07/17
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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2017.07.14 ~ 2017.07.16
  2017/07/16, Source
  The number one movie this week is "Spider-Man: Homecoming",...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/07/16
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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.07.07 - 2017.07.09
  2017/07/10
  Marvel's new "Spider-Man" reboot given screens and soars... America's 'friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man' swiftly swung into pole position over the weekend by capturing 82.74% of the box office sales. "Spider-Man: Homecoming", the second movie reboot of Marvel's iconic web-slinger, scored 2.6 million admissions ($19.1 million) from a massive 1,965 screens around the country, dislodging Lee Joon-ik's "Anarchist from Colony" at the top and becoming the seventh highest grossing film of year,...More

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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2017.07.07 ~ 2017.07.09
  2017/07/09, Source
  The number one movie this week is "Spider-Man: Homecoming",...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Okja"
  2017/07/08
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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.06.30 - 2017.07.02
  2017/07/03
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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2017.06.30 ~ 2017.07.02
  2017/07/02, Source
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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/07/02
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  [Interview] Choi Wooshik with The Lady Miz Diva
  2017/07/01, Source
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  Okja (2017)
  2017/06/30, Source
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  Korean movies opening today 2017/06/29 in Korea
  2017/06/29, Source
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  Mise-en-Scene Short Films Festival
  2017/06/28, Source
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  "Okja" Bong Joon-ho, "I wanted to make a movie regardless of people and culture"
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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
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  Big 3 Multiplex Chains Refuse to Show Netflix's 'Okja'
  2017/06/19, Source
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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/06/18
  See what films have been competing at the box office this month, France's Annecy is coming to Seoul in 2019, take a look at Bong Joon-ho's new film "Okja", and KoBiz previews some of the local adaptations that will cause a stir later this year,...More

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  Steven Yeun, Ki Hong Lee, Korean stars in Hollywood
  2017/06/16, Source
  Various Korean stars have stepped into Hollywood. Pom Klementieff from "Guardians of Galaxy VOL.2", Steven Yeun from "Okja" and Ki Hong Lee from "Wish Upon" are some of them,...More

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  Director Diplomatic in 'Okja' Screening Controversy
  2017/06/15, Source
  Director Bong Joon-ho (center) speaks at a press junket for his latest film "Okja" in a hotel in Seoul on Wednesday along with cast members. /Newsis Bong Joon-ho took the blame Wednesday for the screening controversy about his latest film "Okja" and expressed hope that the spat between producer Netflix and Korean cinema chains can be resolved amicably. "I am responsible for all this fuss. I had just thought it would be great to provide viewers with more channels and opportunities to watch my film, but it seems I wanted too much", Bong told reporters at a press conference in Seoul,...More

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  Today's Photo: June 14, 2017 [2]
  2017/06/14, Source
  Hollywood actress Tilda Swinton attends a red carpet event for her new film "Okja" in Seoul on Tuesday,...More

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  'Okja' Gets 1st Screening in Korea
  2017/06/13, Source
  Reporters gather for a preview of Bong Joon-ho's Netflix-produced CGI spectacular "Okja" at a theater in Seoul on Monday. Bong Joon-ho's Netflix-produced CGI spectacular "Okja" had its first screening in Korea on Monday after it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last month. Some 1,000 reporters including about 30 from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines attended the preview,...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/06/11
  Busan mourns the sudden loss of Kim Jo-seok, Claude Lanzmann's new documentary about North Korea is not about taekwondo, Rachel Gilman reviews Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" following its premiere at Cannes, and Korean distributors clash with Netflix over purposed distribution models,...More

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  [Photos] Added character posters for the upcoming Korean-American movie "Okja"
  2017/06/09, Source
  Added character posters for the upcoming Korean-American movie "Okja",...More

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  Korea's Biggest Theater Chain Boycotts Netflix's 'Okja'
  2017/06/07, Source
  Movie theater chain CGV on Tuesday decided to deny screen space to "Okja", which is directed by Bong Joon-ho and produced by Netflix. CGV on Friday said Netflix's insistence on releasing the co-production simultaneously both in theaters and online "will disturb the entire distribution system in Korea". The theater chain had threatened to boycott the film unless it could get a theatrical release first,...More

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  The Youngest South Korean Actress to Stand on the Red Carpet of Cannes Film Festival
  2017/05/28
  When I was watching "Dream High" back in 2011, I did not even think of the possibility of this adorable little sister of Hyemi (Played by Suzy) walking the red carpet of Cannes Film Festival. Moreover, as one of the nominee for the Best Actress award!,...More

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  Bong Joon-ho and Hong Sang-soo come home empty handed
  2017/05/28, Source
  They returned empty handed. The 70th Cannes International Film Festival was held in Cannes, France on the 28th of May at 7PM. The Palm d'Or went to "The Square",...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/05/28
  Hong Sang-soo talks about his minimalist approach to filmmaking, Slant reviews "Okja" after its premiere at Cannes in France, read how diplomatic tensions are affecting Korea's cinema industry, and Bong Joon-ho voices his support for the coming together of local industries and streamers like Netflix,...More

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  Gang Dong-won visits France for movie
  2017/05/22, Source
  Actor Gang Dong-won visited France as he was offered a role in a French movie. He is currently in discussion with the sources in France about appearing in a French movie,...More

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  Tilda Swinton's standing ovation for Hong Sang-soo
  2017/05/22, Source
  Hong Sang-soo's "The Day After - 2017" was finally released in Cannes. "The Day After - 2017" was screened on the 22nd in Cannes, France at the 70th Cannes International Film Festival,...More

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  Today's Photo: May 20, 2017 [2]
  2017/05/20, Source
  Director Bong Joon-ho and the cast of the film "Okja" pose during a photocall at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Friday. From left, Bong, Tilda Swinton, Ahn Seo-hyun and Jake Gyllenhaal,...More

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  [Video] Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Okja"
  2017/05/17, Source
  Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Okja",...More

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  Cannes International Film Festival 2017 preview, from Kim Min-hee to Im Si-wan
  2017/05/16, Source
  The Cannes International Film Festival is one of the three greatest film festivals in the world and it opened its curtains on the 17th. Five Korean movies are participating in the event and we took a look at stars who stepped on the Red Carpet,...More

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  Bong Joon-ho Excited Ahead of His New Film's Premiere at Cannes
  2017/05/16, Source
  Bong Joon-ho's much-anticipated film "Okja" is set to be released late next month. Along with Hong Sang-soo's "The Day After - 2017", his film has been invited to this year's Cannes Film Festival, which opens this week,...More

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  Poster for Bong Joon-ho's 'Okja' Released Ahead of Film's Cannes Premiere
  2017/05/15, Source
  A poster for Bong Joon-ho's upcoming film "Okja" was displayed on the Facebook page of the film's producer, Netflix, on Saturday. Its cast includes Korean actress Ahn Seo-hyun and Hollywood stars Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano and Jake Gyllenhaal,...More

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  Reasons for going to Cannes, "The Merciless"
  2017/05/09, Source
  "TF Review" analyzes shows, movies, dramas and entertainment shows in five different perspectives. It delivers necessary information and tries to get friendlier with the viewers. Numerous Korean movies have been invited to the 70th Cannes International Film Festival. Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" and Hong Sang-soo's "The Day After - 2017" are in competition,...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/04/30
  The Jeonju Film Festival puts 'alternative films' in the spotlight, KoBiz reveals which films will compete at the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival, Netflix teases new 'Super Pig' website ahead of Bong Joon-ho's "Okja", and get to know some of Korea's smaller film festivals,...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/04/22
  Note the Korean films that will be competing at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, the Evening Standard reviews Park Chan-wook's "masterpiece", explore Korea's various bro films, and KoBiz's latest infographic documents the different Korean presidents that have appeared in film,...More

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  Two Korean Films Invited to Compete at Cannes Film Festival
  2017/04/14, Source
  Bong Joon-ho (left) and Hong Sang-soo Two Korean films, Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" and Hong Sang-soo's "The Day After - 2017", have been invited to be presented in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which opens in late May,...More

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  Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" enters 70th Cannes International Film Festival
  2017/04/13, Source
  Director Bong Joon-ho's Netflix Original movie "Okja" is entering the 70th Cannes International Film Festival. "Okja" is competing with other films for Palme d'Or,...More

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  [Photos] Added new stills for the upcoming Korean-American movie "Okja"
  2017/04/13, Source
  Added new stills for the upcoming Korean-American movie "Okja",...More

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  [Video] Trailer released for the Korean movie 'Okja'
  2017/02/28, Source
  Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Okja",...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/02/26
  Kyu Hyun Kim reviews Yeon Sang-ho's animated survival horror "Seoul Station", KoBiz looks ahead at some of the big-budget films moviegoers can look out for, catch the highlights of Korea's film industry with KOFIC's official 2016 report, and Pierce Conran takes a hard look at "Fabricated City",...More

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  "Signal" writer Kim Eun-hee-I to come back with Joseon zombie flick
  2017/02/23, Source
  Writer Kim Eun-hee-I is getting her wish of creating a zombie flick. She's coming back with zombie in alliance with a global streaming service. According to various sources, Kim Eun-hee-I is coming back with "Kingdom" with "Tunnel" director Kim Seong-hun. It is a pre-production and it will be broadcast via a streaming service,...More

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  [Photos] Updated cast, added new stills and on-the-set images for the upcoming Korean-American-South African movie "Okja"
  2017/01/03, Source
  Updated cast, added new stills and on-the-set images for the upcoming Korean-American-South African movie "Okja",...More

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  Teaser Image Provides 1st Look at Bong Joon-ho's Next Film
  2016/07/20, Source
  A teaser image of Bong Joon-ho's upcoming film "Okja" was released by U.S. video-streaming provider Netflix on Tuesday. The image features Tilda Swinton and Giancarlo Esposito on location in New York. Netflix is investing US$50 million into the Korean director's film, which is being co-produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment,...More

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  Yoon Je-moon admits to driving intoxicated, his work in panic
  2016/06/07, Source
  While actor Yoon Je-moon admitted to have driven under intoxication, his work is in panic. According to Namoo Actors, Yoon Je-moon was found sleeping in his car around 7AM in the morning on the 23rd last month. His alcohol level was 0.104% which is subject to the cancellation of his driver's license. He admitted to have driven drunk and this case has been sent to the Seoul West District Office,...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2016/04/30
  Bong Joon-ho and Tilda Swinton are working together on "Okja" for Netflix, KOBIZ has an infographic on popular Korean series films, CJ CGV's ScreenX takes filmgoing to the next level at Cinema Con, and learn about Korea's "Grand Master" of eroticism,...More

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  Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" to be released only through netflix, not in theaters
  2016/04/07, Source
  Director Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" is only going to be released through Netflix. Wikitree quoted Netflix and reported that, ""Okja" will not be released in domestic and foreign theaters",...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2015/11/15
  KOBIZ features the animated works of Hur Bum-wook, a short history of Korean sequels, Netflix scoops up Bong Joon-ho's new monster flick, and an interview with director JK Youn ("Ode to My Father"),...More

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  Netflix to Put $50 Million into Bong Joon-ho's Next Film
  2015/11/13, Source
  U.S. video-streaming provider Netflix will invest US$50 million in director Bong Joon-ho's next film, to be called "Okja". Production company Okja SPC said Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment is co-producing the movie,...More

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  Bong Joon-ho's newest "Okja", "It's not a monster movie"
  2015/11/11, Source
  Director Bong Joon-ho's latest movie "Okja" is said to be a film about a monster, but he says it's not. The director announced that the movie is about an animal named Okja and its friendship with a country girl,...More

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  Upcoming Korean-South African-American movie "Okja"
  2015/10/10, Source
  Added the upcoming Korean-South African-American movie "Okja"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

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  Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" to feature Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal
  2015/10/05, Source
  Director Bong Joon-ho has cast Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Bill Nighy and others in his latest "Okja". Jake Gyllenhaal is familiar to fans as he starred in "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Prince of Persia". Paul Dano starred in "Love and Mercy" while Bill Nighy starred in "Love Actually",...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2015/07/26
  Chinese company invests in South Korea's top VFX studio, Tilda on board for Bong's next feature, catch the latest episode of Korean Cinema Today, and Mying Films has some exciting plans for the future of film production,...More