Is When Pigs Have Wings scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is When Pigs Have Wings sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is When Pigs Have Wings easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is When Pigs Have Wings violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does When Pigs Have Wings end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

When Pigs Have Wings

Name: When Pigs Have Wings
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2011
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Sasson Gabai, Ulrich Tukur, Baya Belal, Gassan Abbas, Myriam Tekaïa

Directed by Sylvain Estibal

Produced by StudioCanal

201198 min7.0 / 10

A darkly comedic political satire that uses an absurd premise—a fisherman trying to dispose of a forbidden pig in Gaza—to navigate religious tensions, cultural taboos, and the absurdity of life under occupation.

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.

Clusters

Comedic Heist Movies Action Comedy Comedy That Turns Sharp Absurdist Political Satire Comedy And Satire

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Pig Fisherman Islam Political Satire Gaza Strip Black Comedy

Questions people ask

Is When Pigs Have Wings scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is When Pigs Have Wings sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is When Pigs Have Wings easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is When Pigs Have Wings violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does When Pigs Have Wings end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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