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Piggy (2022)

Piggy poster
Original title
Cerdita
Directed by
Carlota Pereda
Genre
drama film, thriller film
Country
France, Spain
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 704 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bullied teenage girl in a small town faces a moral crisis when she witnesses a violent kidnapping. She must decide whether to stay silent or risk everything to help a stranger.

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What happens

Piggy (Spanish: Cerdita) is a 2022 horror thriller film written and directed by Carlota Pereda, based on her 2019 short film of the same name. The cast, led by Laura Galán (who reprises her role from the short film), also features Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Claudia Salas, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar and Pilar Castro. Piggy premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2022, before its theatrical release in Spain (14 October 2022) and France (2 November 2022). It earned six nominations to the 37th Goya Awards, winning Best New Actress (Galán). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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