WHEN PIGS HAVE WINGS (2011)

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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
Sasson Gabai
Jafaar
Ulrich Tukur
UN official
Baya Belal
Fatima
Gassan Abbas
Slim
Myriam Tekaïa
Yelena
Khalifa Natour
Hussein
Lotfi Abdelli
Young policeman
Zohar Wexler
Colony Soldier
Crew
Sylvain Estibal
Director
Sylvain Estibal
Screenplay
Boogie Balagan
Original Music Composer
Romain Winding
Director of Photography
Benito Mueller
Producer
Jean-Philippe Blime
Producer
Jeremy Burdek
Producer
Franck Chorot
Producer
Maya Hariri
Producer
Joffrey Hutin
Producer
Wolfgang Mueller
Producer
Jean-Jacques Neira
Producer
Hubert Toint
Producer
Gilles Waterkeyn
Producer
Nadia Khamlichi
Producer