When Pigs Have Wings
2011•1h 38m•7.0•Released
Comedy
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.
Director
Sylvain Estibal
Writer
Sylvain Estibal
Languages
English, Arabic, Hebrew
Studio
StudioCanal
Cast
Sasson Gabai
Jafaar
Ulrich Tukur
UN official
Baya Belal
Fatima
Gassan Abbas
Slim
Myriam Tekaïa
Yelena
Khalifa Natour
Hussein
Lotfi Abdelli
Young policeman
Zohar Wexler
Colony Soldier
Production
Company
StudioCanal
Producer
Benito Mueller
Producer
Wolfgang Mueller
Producer
Joffrey Hutin
Producer
Jeremy Burdek
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