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When Pigs Have Wings
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6.9After 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.
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Original language
- Hebrew
- Director
- Sylvain Estibal
- 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
- nominated for
- César Award for Best First Film
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- title
- Le Cochon de Gaza
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