When Pigs Have Wings Page #6

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....
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Sylvain Estibal
  3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Year:
2011
98 min
70 Views


- No, thank you.

It is because of the wall...

The soldiers, the resolution 242...

Now and then it hits her, that's all.

Stop squeaking!

Son of a... Pig!

We need to sew something,

to disguise it.

The police will hold us as traitors.

Why traitor?

Because the Israelis breed them

for their own protection.

Pigs can detect explosives.

That's why they keep pigs.

Who says so?

The soldier upstairs.

Since when do you talk with

the soldiers?

- I watch a soap opera with one of them.

- What did you say?

He watches a soap opera with you?

This is dirtier than a pig in the house!

Apparently we can use your toilet?

No, impossible, not now.

- Busy...

- I have time.

No. It's my wife.

Long time.

Come tomorrow.

I'm sorry.

That's enough. Today it comes back,

tomorrow it's gone.

In the center of Gaza

a demonstration is taking place

Against the death of a teenager:

"Walid is a great martyr.

We will avenge him, all right.

Trust me, this crime won't

go unpunished!

Those that committed these

ugly deeds have..."

There is only one God.

God loves martyrs.

We sacrifice our hearts and

souls to Palestine.

It's all your fault!

Allah is punishing us!

What's wrong with you?

You will not get my pig!

You lie on me.

The pigs are to protect you.

- It's true, it's why I can raise them.

- I help you against my people.

Is good, yes?

What do you think of I?

What I have to protect myself

against you?

- I must agree this?

- You don't have to get nervous.

The army is going to expel us.

We are going to leave.

Come on. Come with me!

Traitor.

Bastard!

Bring him!

Get him in the car.

I found him.

You infidel!

Traitor!

You deserve death!

But no, I've prepared an attack!

The pig will take them sky high.

Smell!

And the money? Huh?

Where does that come from?

From selling my sardines,

for explosives.

And what is that?

And that?

And that?

That's how I motivate myself against

the excesses of the West.

When I see that, I want to

smash everything to pieces.

Fetch Abou Zoher.

Yes, I saw him the other day.

It suits you well.

You go home now and act

as if nothing had happened, ok?

And take this dirty sow with you.

We don't want that here.

Tomorrow you make your martyr video.

One, two, three, four...

So put that on him, then get rid of it.

Thank you.

Around 200 people were gathered,

to call hostile slogans...

You can...

You can put lipstick on a pig,

it's still a pig.

What's that for a...?

I love you.

I love you.

I lie...

Stop it stop.

I love you too.

Sleep, sleep, my love.

There's a sheep,

it's for the Feast of Sacrifice.

You ok?

Aren't you going to sleep?

Say, the feast isn't for six months!

Right... But but it was on offer.

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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 Debut. more…

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