The King of Pigs (2011)
- Original title
- 돼지의 왕
- Directed by
- Yeon Sang-ho
- Genre
- drama film, Drama, Psychological, Thriller
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- MA 15+
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 82 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two former classmates reconnect and recall their traumatic experiences with bullying and violence during middle school. The story shifts between their present-day lives and the brutal social hierarchy they endured years ago.
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What happens
The King of Pigs (Korean: 돼지의 왕; RR: Dwaejiui wang) is a 2011 South Korean adult animated psychological drama thriller film directed by Yeon Sang-ho. It was Yeon's debut film, and was based on many of his former experiences in high school. The film was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, making it the first Korean film of its kind to be screened in Cannes. The film was highly polarizing, but was mostly praised for its realistic portrayal of bullying, violence, and systemic poverty and won three awards at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival. As the first adult animated film produced in South Korea, it, along with the film at the same year, Leafie, A Hen into the Wild, was responsible for South Korea's increase in legitimacy in the animation industry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Ordinary Days (2011)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.