Netflix’s controversial Cannes film festival debut was received warmly by spectators who gave the film a four-minute standing ovation.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, most of the crowd’s cheers were reserved for the film’s young star, South Korean actor Ahn Seo-hyun.
Okja tells the story of young girl Mija (Seo-hyun), who lives deep in the forests of Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Following this, Cannes festival bosses introduced a new rule that only films with a theatrical distribution in France would be able to compete in future.