Dead Pigs (2018)

Original title

海上浮城

Directed by

Cathy Yan

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China, United States

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

MA15+

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 71 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows several characters in a rapidly changing Chinese city as a pig disposal crisis unexpectedly ties their fortunes together. A failed pig farmer, a spoiled driving student, a Western businessman, and others deal with money, class, and personal disappointments.

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What happens

Dead Pigs (Chinese: 海上浮城; literally "floating city on the sea") is a 2018 comedy drama film written and directed by Cathy Yan in her directorial feature film debut. It stars Vivian Wu, Haoyu Yang, Mason Lee, Meng Li, and David Rysdahl. The film had its world premiere in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018. It was released worldwide on Mubi on February 12, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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