Piggies

"How much you can sacrifice to make your dreams come true?"

2009 1h 34m PL

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 22

Drama

Synopsis

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Tomek is 14 and a good student. He's interested in astronomy and plays football to please his father. The only thing is, he lives in a poor little border town plagued by unemployment, whereas across the river lies Germany with all its relative affluence. Tomek meets Marta at a disco and falls in love with her. He starts to think up ways of earning money in order to keep her interested. He approaches a pimp who seeks out local boys for his German clients. Tomek has no idea of the brutal fate which awaits him.

“How much you can sacrifice to make your dreams come true?”

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Cast

Filip Garbacz
Tomek
Bogdan Koca
Tomek's Father
Dorota Wierzbicka-Matarrelli
Tomek's Mother
Piotr Jagielski
Antek
Tomasz Tyndyk
Janusz Chabior
pan Andrzej, handlarz opon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Gliński
Writers: Joanna Didik, Robert Gliński
Languages: German, Polish
Countries: Poland, Germany

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Polish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Poland, Germany.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Krzysztof Szpetmański shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Filip Garbacz and Bogdan Koca and Dorota Wierzbicka-Matarrelli carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How much you can sacrifice to make your dreams come true?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1441344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Gliński directs. Krzysztof Szpetmański cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland, Germany. Dialogue in German, Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Polish.
3International production across 2 countries: Poland, Germany.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Krzysztof Szpetmański shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Filip Garbacz and Bogdan Koca and Dorota Wierzbicka-Matarrelli carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "How much you can sacrifice to make your dreams come true?".
8IMDB entry: tt1441344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.