
When Pigs Have Wings
Seen it?2011 | 98 min | Comedy
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for politics junkies and anyone who likes comedy with a point. Power and ambition drive every scene. Liked Barbie or The Great Dictator? This is a good next one. The jokes have targets, and it hits most of them.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Light on its feet, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 60%
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sylvain Estibal
- Sasson GabaiJafaar
- Ulrich TukurUN official
- Baya BelalFatima
- Gassan AbbasSlim
- Myriam TekaïaYelena
- Khalifa NatourHussein
- Lotfi AbdelliYoung policeman
- Zohar WexlerColony Soldier