Synopsis
Le Cochon de Gaza
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.
Audience Engagement
89 audience reviews — more than 93% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 88th percentile among Other Asia films.
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The 2010–2012 Other Asia Window
When Pigs Have Wings holds position #24 of 63 Other Asia films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when When Pigs Have Wings premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Other Asia films in 2011.
The 280th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #182 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #49 of 183 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Germany, Belgium |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Spoken Languages | Arabic, English, Hebrew |
| Production Companies | StudioCanal |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | September 21, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1735200 |