When Pigs Have Wings
When Pigs Have Wings (French: Le Cochon de Gaza; lit. 'The pig from Gaza') is a 2011 French-German-Belgian comedy film directed by Sylvain Estibal.[2][3]
| When Pigs Have Wings | |
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 Film poster | |
| French | Le cochon de Gaza |
| Directed by | Sylvain Estibal |
| Produced by | Jean-Philippe Blime Franck Chorot Benito Mueller Wolfgang Müller Jean-Jacques Neira Hubert Toint Jeremy Burdek Maya Hariri Joffrey Hutin Nadia Khamlichi Adrian Politowski Gilles Waterkeyn Marc Olla |
| Written by | Sylvain Estibal |
| Starring | Sasson Gabai |
| Music by | Aqualactica Boogie Balagan |
| Cinematography | Romain Winding |
| Edited by | Damien Keyeux |
Production company | Umedia |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | France Belgium Germany |
| Language | English Arabic Hebrew |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $4.2 million[1] |
Plot
One day Jaafar, a fortuneless Palestinian fisherman, catches a Vietnamese pig in his fishing nets. Torn between his Muslim faith and his desire to improve the lives of his wife and himself, pay debts and the reality of the conflict, Jaafar decides to undertake a most unusual trade with a young Russian-Israeli settler, Yelena. She raises pigs and - having no male pig of her own - she asks Jafaar to bring him the seed of his pig.
Cast
- Sasson Gabai as Jafaar
- Baya Belal as Fatima
- Myriam Tekaïa as Yelena
- Gassan Abbas as Barber
- Khalifa Natour as Hussein
- Uri Gabay as Netsah
- Bashir Wakil as Walid
- Michael Sciortino as Rabbi
- Manuel Cauchi as Abo-Zouhair
- Ulrich Tukur as The UN Officer
Production
The film was shot in Malta.
Accolades
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| César Award | Best First Feature Film | Sylvain Estibal & Franck Chorot | Won |
| Magritte Award | Best Editing | Damien Keyeux | Nominated |
| Best Foreign Film in Coproduction | Sylvain Estibal | Nominated | |
| Munich Film Festival | One Future Prize | Sylvain Estibal | Won |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | Audience Award | Sylvain Estibal | Won |
| Tokyo Grand Prix | Sylvain Estibal | Nominated |
References
- "Le Cochon de Gaza (2011)". JPBox-Office. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ""Le cochon de Gaza" - Tout est bon dans ce cochon - Le Point". Lepoint.fr. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- "When Pigs Have Wings (Le Cochon de Gaza): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
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