When Pigs Have Wings

When Pigs Have Wings

2011
1h 38m
6.9

6.9/10

108 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Companies
StudioCanal
Production Countries
France Germany Belgium
Spoken Languages
Hebrew English Arabic

Quick Facts

Original Title Le Cochon de Gaza
Release Date September 21, 2011
Status Released
Language AR
IMDb ID tt1735200

Cast

Sasson Gabai
Sasson Gabai

Jafaar

Ulrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur

UN official

Baya Belal
Baya Belal

Fatima

Gassan Abbas
Gassan Abbas

Slim

Myriam Tekaïa
Myriam Tekaïa

Yelena

Khalifa Natour
Khalifa Natour

Hussein

Lotfi Abdelli
Lotfi Abdelli

Young policeman

Zohar Wexler
Zohar Wexler

Colony Soldier

Key Crew

Sylvain Estibal
Director
Benito Mueller
Producer
Sylvain Estibal
Screenplay
Wolfgang Mueller
Producer
Franck Chorot
Producer
Joffrey Hutin
Producer
Jean-Philippe Blime
Producer
Jeremy Burdek
Producer

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