When Pigs Have Wings

6.9 / 10

(108 votes)

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.

Country:

France,

Germany,

Belgium

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

2011

Director:

Sylvain Estibal

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Company:

StudioCanal

Cast:
Sasson Gabai

Jafaar

Ulrich Tukur

UN official

Baya Belal

Fatima

Gassan Abbas

Slim

Myriam Tekaïa

Yelena

Crew:
Benito Mueller

Producer

Sylvain Estibal

Director

Sylvain Estibal

Screenplay

Wolfgang Mueller

Producer

Joffrey Hutin

Producer