''When Pigs Have Wings'' (french: Le Cochon de Gaza; ) is a 2011 French-German-Belgian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Sylvain Estibal
Sylvain Estibal (born 13 March 1967) is a French reporter, author and film director.
The film '' The Last Flight'' was based on Estibal's 2006 book. He directed the film '' When Pigs Have Wings'' for which he was awarded the César Award for Best ...
.
Plot
One day Jaafar, a fortuneless
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
fisherman, catches a Vietnamese pig in his fishing nets. Torn between his Muslim faith and his desire to improve the lives of his wife and himself, pay debts and the reality of the
conflict
Conflict may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
* ''Conflict'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Stuart Paton
* ''Conflict'' (1936 film), an American boxing film starring John Wayne
* ''Conflict'' (1937 film) ...
, Jaafar decides to undertake a most unusual trade with a young
Russian-Israeli settler, Yelena. She raises pigs and - having no male pig of her own - she asks Jafaar to bring him the seed of his pig.
Cast
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Sasson Gabai
Sasson Gabai (or Gabay; he, ששון גבאי; born ) is an Israeli actor. He is the winner of an Ophir Award, Asia Pacific Screen Award (nominated), European Film Awards and Jerusalem Film Festival in 2007 as Best Actor in the highly acclaimed ...
as Jafaar
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Baya Belal
Baya may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Gbaya people, ethnic group in the Central African Republic
People
* Baya (artist) (1931–1998), Algerian artist
* Baya Rahouli (born 1979), Algerian athlete
* Kara Baya, member of the pan-African parliament
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as Fatima
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Myriam Tekaïa as Yelena
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Gassan Abbas as Barber
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Khalifa Natour
Khalifa Natour ( ar, خليفة ناطور) is an Israeli Arab actor.
Born in Qalansawe in 1965-1966,
Natour attended Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts where he played Othello and Timon of Athens (among other roles) in student productions. H ...
as Hussein
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Uri Gabay as Netsah
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Bashir Wakil as Walid
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Michael Sciortino as Rabbi
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Manuel Cauchi as Abo-Zouhair
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Ulrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur (born Ulrich Gerhard Scheurlen; 29 July 1957) is a German actor and musician.
Early life and education
Tukur spent his youth near Hannover where he finished his final secondary school examinations in 1977. He also earned a high sch ...
as The
UN Officer
Production
The film was shot in
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
.
Accolades
References
External links
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2011 films
French comedy films
2011 comedy films
German comedy films
Belgian comedy films
Best First Feature Film César Award winners
2011 directorial debut films
2010s French films
2010s German films
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