The film opens when Lucy Mirando speaks to a board of investors at her inauguration
as the new CEO of the Mirando Corporation She addresses the issue of a dwindling food supply
and she offers a solution A creature known as a super
piglet was found in Chile and brought back to the
United States to reproduce up to 26 super piglets to be bred in different parts of the world for the
next ten years until they are ready to eat Lucy has brought on zoologist Dr.
Johnny to be the face of her company She promises to everyone that the pigs
are non-genetically modified organism and are eco-friendly in an effort to
bring goodwill toward her company after the bad reputation brought on
by her father and sister Nancy Ten years later in South Korea
a girl named Mija is living with her grandfather and her pet super pig, Okja
Mija and Okja go around their home together to gather fish for supper
At one point Mija tries to
get Okja to cross a thin path, leading her to fall while holding onto a rope attached to Okja
Okja struggles to pull Mija back up She runs toward a tree with Mija still hanging on
so that Okja may jump over and pull Mija up Okja falls down into the forest,
but Mija finds her in fine condition The next day, a man named Mundo
guides Dr. Johnny and his crew to Mija's home where it is at
the top of the hill so they can find Okja He complains about the long walk up the hill
and Dr. Johnny sees Okja and is amazed at how she looks
the grandfather brings Mija to the graves of her parents
He presents her with a solid gold pig statue that he purchased as he was unable to buy Okja
Mija becomes enraged when she learns that Okja is being taken back to the Mirando facility in Seoul
Against her grandfather's orders, Mija grabs whatever money she can and heads to rescue Okja
Mija finds the Mirando facility and manages to break into the place by
body-slamming against the glass door She spots Okja being hauled into a
truck and she rushes to save her Mija runs after the truck through
the streets until she reaches it She hops onto the back and latches on
Another truck with masked people inside drive alongside the Mirando truck and
order them to stop the truck Once they ride under a tunnel,
the second truck slams into the Mirando truck and forces them to stop
The masked people hijack the truck to break Okja out
They are activists from the Animal Liberation Front, led by Jay, with his cohorts K,
Red, Blond, and Silver Okja breaks free and finds Mija
She runs to the girl and Mija helps Okja run through the subway
Mija is knocked off Okja as she crashes through a gift shop
A team of officers attempts to subdue Ojka, but the Animal Liberation Front arrives and saves
her and Mija, bringing them into their truck Mundo and the officers chase after the truck,
but they are taken out by a bag of marbles and Okja shooting poo at them
Jay introduces himself to Mija with K translating for her
Jay explains the Animal Liberation Front goal to protect animals from slaughter and
expose the corporations exploiting them He also tells Mija what the Mirando
Corporation is really doing They have been breeding other
super pigs like Okja with the intent of distributing their flesh and organs for food
The Animal Liberation Front plan to have Okja go into the Mirando laboratories
to expose the cruel conditions that the super pigs are subjected to
by a camera being placed under Okja's ear Jay asks Mija for her consent
in letting their plan go ahead Mija wants to bring Okja back to the mountains,
but K translates that she agrees to the mission In New York, Lucy and her crew view viral
footage of Okja and Mija running through Seoul Lucy fears that this will bring backlash to her
company since there are images of Mirando associates forcefully carrying Mija away
Lucy's associate Frank Dawson helps her come up with an idea to have Mija and Okja reunited in
New York City to bring back good publicity Dr. Johnny becomes upset when Lucy says
she wants to make Mija the new face of the Mirando Corporation
She dismisses his complaints and has her team do damage control
A drunken Johnny goes into the lab and forces another super pig named Alphonso to mate with Okja
The Animal Liberation Front watches through Okja's camera with horror as Johnny abuses the super pigs
They feel instant regret for sending Okja in there K then admits that he lied about Mija letting
them go through with their mission because he felt the mission needed to proceed as planned
Jay then starts viciously kicking and beating K for his deception,
and he bans him from the Animal Liberation Front Meanwhile, Johnny starts angrily ranting to
Okja about how Lucy humiliated him before extracting some of her meat
The meat is later tested by special tasters who declare it's the best meat they've ever tried
Lucy's team preps Mija for her big reunion with Okja
Mija doesn't want to go through with everything that they have planned for her, but Lucy's
assistant Jennifer shows Mija the kind of food Okja will become if Mija doesn't follow through
Mija goes to her room to find Jay there telling her not to look back during the
big event, and that they will rescue Okja A parade is held in the city streets in
honor of Okja being crowned the best super pig The Animal Liberation Front is in disguise as
civilians and participants to carry out their plan Super pig meat is also being
given out in the streets Johnny goes onstage to bring Lucy
out for her to introduce Okja and Mija Mija is shocked to find Okja with
bloodshot eyes and cuts on her snout The Animal Liberation Front then hack
the screen to show the video of Johnny abusing Okja and other horrifying images
The crowd turns against Lucy and Johnny while Jay helps Mija getaway
A response team, Black Chalk, then arrives to beat up the Animal Liberation Front
Jay tries to help Okja getaway, but the team captures her
Nancy Mirando steps in to clean up after Lucy but Nancy tells Frank about her plan to fix
things for the public and to continue her distribution plan without a hitch,
albeit at a reduced price for the meat K picks up Mija and Jay to rescue Okja
for good in an attempt at redemption They head to a plant where all the
super pigs are being held for slaughter The super pigs are being cattle-prodded
as they are led to their fates Mija desperately tries to rush to Okja
She makes it to the lab where the super pigs are killed and chopped up
Mija finds Okja being placed on the device that holds the super pigs down as they are executed
Before Okja is killed, Nancy comes to the lab with Frank and the other scientists
Jay and K are taken away by security guards Mija pleads with Nancy to let her
take Okja home, but she refuses but Mija then gives Nancy the golden
pig from her grandfather to buy Okja and Nancy agrees and lets Okja go
On their way out of the plant, Okja and Mija pass the other doomed super pigs
Two adult super pigs then push their piglet over the fence so that it can get away
Okja hides the piglet in her mouth to avoid detection
Mija and Okja return to the mountains to be with her grandfather and the piglet,
resuming their lives together in peace