When Pigs Have Wings ( Das Schwein von Gaza ) ( Le cochon de Gaza )

When Pigs Have Wings (DVD) (*)

$31.99

Original Title: Das Schwein von Gaza
Alternate Title: Le cochon de Gaza
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Ceasar Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Multi-lingual ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Sylvain Estibal

Written By:
Sylvain Estibal

Actors:
Sasson Gabai ..... Jafaar - the fisherman
Baya Belal ..... Fatima
Myriam Tekaïa ..... Yelena
Gassan Abbas ..... Slim - the barber
Khalifa Natour ..... Hussein
Lotfi Abdelli ..... Young policeman
Ulrich Tukur ..... UN official
Khaled Riani ..... Shop owner
Uri Gabay ..... Netsah
Ido Shaked ..... Terrace soldier 1
Thierry Lopez ..... Terrace soldier 2
Zohar Wexler ..... Colony soldier
Maurad Saad ..... Jihad cameraman
Khereddine Ennasri ..... Jihadist 3
David Leguesse ..... Jihadist 2

Synopsis:

***WARNING***The film contains original language audio with English, French, Arabic & Hebrew subtitles***When Pigs Have Wings is a hilarious comedy following the adventures of a fisherman whose life is turned upside down the day he finds a pig stuck in his net! Jafaar, a Palestinian fisherman, seems to be the unluckiest man in Gaza. Swallowed up by debt and watching his neighbours reel in huge catches of fish whilst his net always turns up empty, he is desperate for a change of fortune. One day his prayers are finally answered, but Jafaar ends up with more than he bargained for when he looks into his net to find not fish, but a giant pot-bellied pig! With possession of the animal banned by both government and religion, Jafaar embarks on a hilarious quest to try and rid himself of the animal whilst keeping its existence hidden from the authorities, but not without trying to make some money first...

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....

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 12 November, 2012.

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