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When Pigs Have Wings (2011)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Sylvain Estibal
Writer : Sylvain Estibal

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Sasson Gabai
Sasson Gabai
Jafaar
Ulrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur
UN official
Baya Belal
Baya Belal
Fatima
Gassan Abbas
Gassan Abbas
Slim
Myriam Tekaïa
Myriam Tekaïa
Yelena
Khalifa Natour
Khalifa Natour
Hussein
Lotfi Abdelli
Lotfi Abdelli
Young policeman
Zohar Wexler
Zohar Wexler
Colony Soldier

Crews

Sylvain Estibal
Sylvain Estibal
Director
Benito Mueller
Benito Mueller
Producer
Sylvain Estibal
Sylvain Estibal
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

When Pigs Have Wings - Official Trailer

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