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Released 8 years ago.
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Dead Pigs
2018 2h 2m ZH
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 72
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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A pig farmer, a busboy, a salon owner, an expat architect and a jaded rich girl cross paths as thousands of dead pigs float down the Yangtze River toward Shanghai.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Vivian Wu
Candy Wang
Yang Haoyu
Old Wang
Li Meng
Xia Xia
Mason Lee
Wang Zhen
David Rysdahl
Sean Landry
Zazie Beetz
Angie
Archibald C. McColl IV
Phil Johnson
Wang Zhipeng
Waiter
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Cathy Yan
- Writers
- Cathy Yan
- Languages
- Mandarin, English
- Countries
- China
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Cathy Yan, shot by Federico Cesca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Andrew Orkin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Alex Kopit shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Vivian Wu and Yang Haoyu and Li Meng carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7476810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Cathy Yan directs. Federico Cesca behind the camera. Andrew Orkin scores. Alex Kopit cuts. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
- 3Directed by Cathy Yan, shot by Federico Cesca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Andrew Orkin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Alex Kopit shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Vivian Wu and Yang Haoyu and Li Meng carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt7476810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Federico Cesca
- Original score
- Andrew Orkin
- Editing
- Alex Kopit
- Production design
- Joe Yao
- Costume design
- Athena Wang
- Sound
- Peter Waggoner
- Stunt coordinator
- Kyle Shapiro
- Runtime
- 122 min · 2h 2m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ZH
- IMDB
- Dead Pigs (2018)
Awards
- Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting
- Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Cathy Yan
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- badelf★ 8/10
What a delightful, light, enjoyable watch. The pacing is a a little off, but it's a first film for Cathy Yan so that's forgivable.
Production companies
Who made it
- SE
Seesaw Entertainment
Beijing Culture 北京京西文化
CN
Key crew
- Foley ArtistAleksandra Stojanović
- ADR EditorRuth Hernandez
- Compositing SupervisorErin W. Nash
- Associate ProducerAmy Aniceto
- Dialogue EditorMichael Odmark
- Stunt CoordinatorKyle Shapiro
- Second Unit Director of PhotographyMichael E. Wood
- First Assistant DirectorMaxine Zhang
- Sound Effects EditorChris Liang
- Visual Effects CoordinatorTeresa Smith
- Associate EditorAnne Yao
- Supervising Sound EditorMariusz Glabinski
- Associate EditorDaniel James Palmer
- Visual Effects CoordinatorAlexis Sansone
- Second Assistant CameraDamon Plant
- Legal ServicesAlexis Tucker
- Post Production SupervisorGinger Marley
- Digital CompositorJeff Butler
- Associate ProducerMick Aniceto
- Foley RecordistVladimir Kerkez
- Sound Re-Recording MixerPeter Waggoner
- Visual EffectsAmy G Davis
- Production DesignJoe Yao
- Executive ProducerJia Zhangke
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- shanghai, china
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-01-19· Sundance Film Festival
- Digital2021-02-12
Also known as
International titles
- Haishang FuchengCN
