WHEN PIGS HAVE WINGS (2011)

When Pigs Have Wings
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When Pigs Have Wings
Comedy
September 21, 2011
Arabic
1h 38m
France
StudioCanal

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.

Cast & Characters

Ulrich Tukur

UN official

Lotfi Abdelli

Young policeman

Zohar Wexler

Colony Soldier

Crew

Sylvain Estibal

Screenplay

Boogie Balagan

Original Music Composer

Romain Winding

Director of Photography

Maya Hariri

Producer

Hubert Toint

Producer