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2011 film by Sylvain Estibal

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6.9

After a tempest, fishermen do not find only fish in their nets. That is what happens to Jafaar, a poor fisherman who lives poorly in Gaza. And what he hauls in is really upsetting: imagine that, a pig! An unclean animal judged impure not only by the Faith of Islam but also by the Jewish religion. Determined to get rid of the animal, Jafaar tries desperately to sell it, first to a United Nations official, then to a Jewish colony where Yelena raises pigs not for their meat but for security reasons. Of course, going unnoticed in the company of a "forbidden" animal, among his Palestinian brothers, past Israeli soldiers and under the scrutiny of Islamic fundamentalists is no bed of roses and a series of misadventures await Jafaar.

Released: 2011-09-2198 minDir: Sylvain EstibalComedy

Cast

  • Sasson Gabai as Jafaar
  • Ulrich Tukur as UN official
  • Baya Belal as Fatima
  • Gassan Abbas as Slim
  • Myriam Tekaïa as Yelena
  • Khalifa Natour as Hussein

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Ratings

IMDb

7/10

3,677 votes

Year
2011
Runtime
98 min
Genres
Comedy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Belgium
Original language
Hebrew
Screenwriter
Sylvain Estibal
Cast member
Ulrich Tukur
Cinematographer
Romain Winding
Duration
98
FilmAffinity ID
373613
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2012-08-02
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
title
Le Cochon de Gaza
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