When Pigs Have Wings
7.0
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.
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Cast
8 people
Sasson Gabay
Jafaar
Known for
Rambo III
Tehran
Ulrich Tukur
UN official
Known for
The Lives of Others
Amen.
Baya Belal
Fatima
Known for
Incendies
Marry Me, Dude
Gassan Abbas
Slim
Known for
200 Meters
Myriam Tekaïa
Yelena
Known for
Up for Love
Khalifa Natour
Hussein
Known for
The Band's Visit
The Other Son
Lotfi Abdelli
Young policeman
Known for
House of Saddam
Zohar Wexler
Colony Soldier
Known for
Eden Log
Sylvain Estibal Director · Boogie Balagan Composer Romain Winding Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4.2M · Budget $4M · First release September 21, 2011
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,200,000
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
France · Germany · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Hebrew
Release dates
Belgium · September 21, 2011
Theatrical
France · September 21, 2011
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
August 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Colombia
January 18, 2013 · Theatrical
Germany
August 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
June 19, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
October 24, 2011 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 7, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 17, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
June 6, 2012 · Premiere · Barcelona Jewish Film Festival
November 8, 2013 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 23, 2013 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 11, 2012 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
April 13, 2012 · Theatrical
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