When Pigs Have Wings Page #7

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


So it's going to stay in the bathtub

for six months?

Uh... yes, maybe.

It was me,

with the Vietnamese pig bomb.

He has made this possible, here he is!

I give him fish.

He eats everything: Rocks, animals...

I even give him olives, ice cream,

No one's interested in that!

Say:
I confess to the

attack on the settlement.

I confess to the attack on

the settlement...

Look into the camera

and stop with the grinning!

Oh, it must cause fear

like in the Egyptian movies.

Say:
I confess to the attack on

the settlement Shirad.

I wanted to strike back at

the invader-swine

and blow them up like pigs.

I am the assassin?

Okay.

I confess to the attack on

the settlement Shirad.

I wanted to strike back at

the invader-swine...

Again..

...strike back at the invader-swine

and blow them up like pigs.

It's ok?

The pig seems to really love you.

Go, wash yourself.

GO!

You're lucky, very many women wait

for you up there.

How many?

35?

- More.

- 40?

- More.

- 45?

More.

50?

You'll be digging tunnels,

if you carry on.

Eat up.

Eat up.

You like it?

Listen, Jafaar.

Gone are the earthly pleasures,

from now on you'll enjoy eternity.

You ratted me out, right?

I said that it's a pig in the cart.

Damn jacket.

I can't breathe.

You don't want to die, right?

Not really.

Just say that you don't want to.

Too late.

I only I'd said no.

My father died like you.

For Palestine.

Are you proud of him?

Yes, but it would be better,

if he were still there.

If I had a child, I might not go.

Ok, old man,

take care of yourself.

I'm sorry, buddy.

Come on, come.

Make way!

Out of the way with your cart!

- Good day.

- Good day.

Come on!

Move! Go!

Move, my piggy!

I was sure you would come!

Why he's wearing costume?

No one must see.

Where is your carriage?

Don't bother, I'm leaving.

They're evicting us today.

You have a good pig.

Sure you will find someone to buy it.

You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Idiots!

Pig, come here!

Pig, come back!

Do not worry,

I'll bring him back to you.

Yelena, no! No!

Don't go near him.

No! Don't go!

Let me go, let me go.

Come here!

A terrorist!

Someone has to come!

I confess to the attack on

the settlement Shirad.

I wanted to strike back at

the invader-swine..

And blow them up like pigs.

- An attack?

- On the settlement.

Get out of this house!

Take a few things and go.

It couldn't have been Jafaar.

You must be mistaken.

He could flee.

We are still looking.

Do you know how our Soap ends?

In the end, they stop arguing

and live together.

It's how it has to end

with these stories.

It will pass.

Why would that work in Brazil

and not with us?

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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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