Pig (2018 film)

Pig
Pig
	Film poster
Directed by	Mani Haghighi
Written by	Mani Haghighi
Starring	Hassan Majooni
Release dates	21 February 2018 (Berlin); 2 May 2018 (Iran);
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Pig (Persian: خوک, romanized: Khook) is a 2018 Iranian comedy film directed by Mani Haghighi. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]^[2]

Plot

A film director is blacklisted and is barred from directing films, forcing him to go into directing commercials. His actress leaves him to pursue a career with other actors. Whilst this is occurring, film directors are being killed off one by one, with their heads severed and the word 'pig' imprinted on their foreheads. The film director wonders why the serial killer didn't come after him.

Cast

Hassan Majooni
Leila Hatami
Leili Rashidi
Parinaz Izadyar
Ali Mosaffa
Meena Jafarzadeh
Ainaz Azarhoush
Soheila Razavi
Siamak Ansari
Mahnaz Afshar as herself
Payman Maadi as himself
Vishka Asayesh as herself
Saber Abar as himself
Mahsa Hejazi

References

^ "Berlin Film Festival Fleshes Out Competition Lineup". Variety. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "Press Releases: 68th Berlinale". 15 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

External links

Pig at IMDb

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[Variety-1] "Berlin Film Festival Fleshes Out Competition Lineup". Variety. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[Berlin-2] "Press Releases: 68th Berlinale". 15 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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