CinemaOSMovie · 2011 · 1h 38m

When Pigs Have Wings

70%(116)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed bySylvain Estibal

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
AR
Released
September 21, 2011
Studios
StudioCanal

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When Pigs Have Wings - Official Trailer

When Pigs Have Wings - Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Sylvain Estibal
Written by
Sylvain Estibal
Produced by
Benito Mueller
Wolfgang Mueller

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