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When Pigs Have Wings

Directed by Sylvain Estibal

2011

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.

Released
21 Sep 2011
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Language
Arabic
Screenplay
Sylvain Estibal
Cinematography
Romain Winding
Music
Boogie Balagan
Editor
Damien Keyeux
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