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.
The 2010–2012 Other Asia Window
63 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. When Pigs Have Wings sits at position #24.
Other Titles From StudioCanal
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when When Pigs Have Wings premiered. 226 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
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 |