Letter to a Pig
6.5
A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.
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Cast
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Moriyah Meerson
Alma
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Alexander Peleg
Haim
Known for
Masada
A Tale of Love and Darkness
Ayelet Margalit
professeur
Indra Maharik
Young Haim / enfant
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Tomer Yaakov
enfant
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Shay Harel
enfant
Also in
Annie
Ariel Lindzen
enfant
No other roles listed
Tal Kantor Director · Pierre Oberkampf Composer Arbel Rom Cinematographer
United States release February 16, 2024 · Produced in France, Israel · Production The Hive Studio
Production
Miyu Productions
Production
The Hive Studio
Production
France · Israel
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Languages
Original title
מכתב לחזיר
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Hebrew
Release dates
United States · April 28, 2022
Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
United States · February 16, 2024
Limited theatrical
Canada
September 22, 2022 · Premiere · Ottawa International Animation Festival
Croatia
June 9, 2022 · Premiere · Animafest Zagreb
France
June 12, 2022 · Digital · Arte media library
June 12, 2022 · TV · Arte (Court-circuit)
Germany
June 12, 2022 · Digital · Arte media library
June 12, 2022 · TV · Arte (KurzSchluss)
Greece
October 9, 2023 · Premiere · Thess International Short Film Festival
Israel
July 24, 2022 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Netherlands
March 25, 2023 · Premiere · Movies That Matter Festival
Taiwan
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · Taichung International Animation Festival
Ukraine
September 7, 2022 · Digital · Linoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
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