Joon-ho has called Okja " a very shy and introverted animal . It 's a unique animal that we 've not seen before . " '' Okja '' had its world premiere at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on May 18 , 2017 . During the first few minutes of its screening at its Cannes premiere , the film was met with boos mixed with some applause twice : once when the Netflix logo appeared on the screen and again during a technical glitch which projected the film in an incorrect aspect ratio for its first seven minutes . The festival later issued an apology to its filmmakers for projecting the film incorrectly . However , despite the initially negative audience response , the film received a four-minute standing ovation at its end
2017 Cannes Film Festival
2017 Cannes Film Festival
Okja