Okja Page #14

The members cringe at Jay’s pompous way of talking. Anawkward silence. K yells to Red, trying to change the mood.

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K:

Slow down. Let's put some distancebetween us and them. I want to test

how far the signal reaches.

EXT. R.F.K BRIDGE - DAY

The MONTAGE MUSIC escalates. The East River glistens underthe sun. A vast AERIAL VIEW: The Mirando truck crosses the

bridge, surrounded by escort vehicles. We see the A.L.F.

sedan far behind.

INT. INCHEON INT'L AIRPORT - DAY

The MONTAGE MUSIC continues.

Mija wears a passport/ticket pouch over her neck, the onesgiven to unaccompanied minors. Hee Bong takes out the goldpig from his pocket.

HEE BONG:

Take this. In case there's an

emergency. You might need money.

Make sure you hide it well.

Mija takes it, hugs Hee Bong. Mundo hurries Mija toward thedeparture gate, where reporters are gathered. Choi hands Mijaa large bouquet.

MIJA:

Where’s Okja now? Why won't you letme talk to her?

MUNDO:

(forced smile)

We'll call her soon! Let's take a

picture first.

A shoddy event obviously organized at the last minute.

'Congratulations - Winner of the Best Super Pig WorldCompetition. Joo Mija Send-Off Ceremony.' The Mirando KoreaBRANCH PRESIDENT and the DIRECTOR of the National Livestock

Cooperative have already taken their places under the banner.

Mundo shoves Mija between them. Mija forces a toothy smile ascameras FLASH.

MIJA:

(to Mundo - through her

forced smile)

You want me to be nice in New York?

Get me Okja on the phone.

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INT. MARKETING DEPARTMENT, MIRANDO HQ - DAY

The MONTAGE MUSIC continues.

CLOSE on a screen: We see an amateur You Tube VIDEO of Mijariding Okja in the Seoul supermarket. It’s had 126 millionviews.

A team of young MIRANDO MARKETING EMPLOYEES sit in front oftheir computers and eagerly watch their boss, Jennifer.

JENNIFER:

(Brightly)

And... GO!

All at once, the Mirando Marketing Employees beginenthusiastically typing.

CLOSE on their screens: They're typing messages on TWITTERand TUMBLR and FACEBOOK and YOU TUBE and INSTAGRAM - an

orchestrated corporate endeavor to flood the Internet withMirando positivity:

"Yo, I heard the hot You Tube girl riding the giant pig iscoming to NYC!!!" "Cute!" "Totally my type!" "She's gonna beat the Mirando Best Super Pig Fest in NYC!! AWESOME!" "LOVE

HER!!!" "The hot girl and Dr. Johnny and the giant pigtogether in NYC!!! SO COOL!!!"

INT. PLANE - NIGHT

Mija sleeps, her body awkwardly folded in her first-classseat. A FEMALE CABIN ATTENDANT stops to pull up her blanket.

bookSmile:
Beginner's Conversation Englishî""bookShe removes the “

from her hand and puts it in the seat-back pocket. Mijasweats from a nightmare. Her eyes twitch under the lids.

INSERT - MIJA'S DREAM / FLASHBACK

Grainy B & W footage. POV of Mija sitting in the backseat of

a compact car:

Okja - at this point a piglet - looks up from Mija's embraceand tries to lick her face/the CAMERA. In the front seat, wesee the back of Mija's DAD, who turns toward Mija, but whoseface is washed featureless by the strong backlight. We alsosee the silhouette of Mija's MOM in the next seat. Her mouthis open wide as if to scream, but we can't hear anything.

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Through the front windshield, we see a large truck crossingthe yellow line of the narrow mountain road and hurtlingtoward Mija's car. Okja the piglet SQUEALS in the foreground.

CUT TO:

The car is crashed in the woods on the steep inclinebordering the road. Okja crawls out of the broken window andlooks inside the car with a worried look. We see five-year-

old Mija bleeding, her eyes out of focus. Okja climbs towardthe road as fast as she can.

CUT TO:

Grainy footage from a fixed high angle CAMERA... seems to betraffic camera footage from the road:

Okja climbs onto the road and begins SQUEALING franticallytoward the cars as they whiz by dangerously close to her. Onecar stops, and a YOUNG MAN steps out. Okja continues toSQUEAL as she leads the man down to the woods. The man

discovers the wreckage and hurries down the incline afterher.

The upbeat MONTAGE MUSIC changes into...

I/E. LABORATORY ENTRANCE, PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY - EVENING

...DARK, OPPRESSIVE MUSIC.

CLOSE ON Okja's terrified face as she's dragged into thedilapidated warehouse - the front for the laboratory. The

lights are dim and the atmosphere ominous.

I/E. NEARBY MOTEL ROOM - CONTINUOUS

The A.L.F. team is gathered around the laptop, eyes anxiouslyon the screen. Red opens the large bag and takes out a roundsatellite dish.

K connects the satellite dish to the receiver. With the dish

up, static decreases and the image becomes clearer.

JAY:

Are we recording?

K:

Of course.

We begin to see the inside of the secret laboratory throughOkja's POV. The A.L.F. members all lean in.

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SILVER:

Oh my God.

INT. LABORATORY - WHITE ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Okja's POV:
We see small cages lined on either side of thehallway, each containing tiny Super Piglets: A piglet with ahideously large tumor, one with red, veiny eyes and neck-

twitching tic symptoms, one dragging its deformed hindlegs...

Victims of genetic experimentation. They SQUEAL loudly whenthey see Okja. Okja also lets out a heart-wrenching SQUEAL asif commiserating with the piglets in the cages.

The seasoned MIRANDO LABORATORY WORKERS move Okja toward asteel door, pulling on her leash and poking her from behindwith stun batons. The Worker in the front opens the door toreveal an immaculate white room. Inside the room is none

other than Dr. Johnny Wiseman! He greets Okja

enthusiastically, dressed in a white gown.

JOHNNY:

Okja!

He runs his hands over Okja's body.

JOHNNY (CONT'D)

So we reunite. In this wretched

laboratory no less.

Johnny lovingly caresses Okja's face, clearly drunk. Behindhim, we see a hideous male Super Pig twisting its giganticbody. It is about 1.5 times the size of Okja.

JOHNNY (CONT'D)

Let me introduce you to each other.

Alfonso, say hello to Okja! Okja,

Alfonso! Your boyfriend! Haha!

Johnny drags Okja toward ALFONSO, the male pig. As the steeldoor shuts with a loud CLANK, the MONTAGE MUSIC abruptly

stops.

Oppressive SILENCE fills the screen.

INT. MOTEL ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Heavy silence. The faces of the A.L.F. members are lit by the

ghostly light of the computer screen.

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They are seeing Okja's POV, but because one side of the'White Room' is covered entirely by a mirror, they seeeverything Okja is going through.

Johnny and the Lab Workers drag Okja toward Alfonso, who is

increasingly excited at the sight of her. Okja's fearfulSCREAM pierces the computer speakers.

SILVER:

Can you turn down the volume,

please?

K lowers the volume, his face filled with dread.

RED:

(Sobbing)

We should never have sent her

there.

BLOND:

Stop it!

RED:

We knowingly sent her into thatchamber of horrors...

BLOND:

No we didn't! We didn't know they'dhurt her! That, you know, they’dput her through a ...mating.

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