Piggy

"Adolescence can be brutal."

2022 1h 39m ES

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 728

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Synopsis

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A bullied overweight teenager sees a glimpse of hope when her tormentors are brutally abducted by a mesmerizing stranger.

“Adolescence can be brutal.”

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Cast

Laura Galán
Sara
Richard Holmes
Desconocido
Carmen Machi
Madre de Sara
Irene Ferreiro
Claudia
Camille Aguilar
Roci
Claudia Salas
Maca
José Pastor
Pedro
Fernando Delgado-Hierro
Juancarlitos

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carlota Pereda
Writers: Carlota Pereda, Carlota Pereda
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish
Countries: France, Spain

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Portuguese, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carlota Pereda, shot by Rita Noriega. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Laura Galán and Richard Holmes and Carmen Machi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carlota Pereda directs. Rita Noriega behind the camera. David Peregrin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Spain. Dialogue in Portuguese, Spanish.

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1Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 4 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Portuguese, Spanish.
5International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.
6Directed by Carlota Pereda, shot by Rita Noriega. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor David Peregrin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Laura Galán and Richard Holmes and Carmen Machi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Adolescence can be brutal.".
10IMDB entry: tt10399608 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "spain", "kidnapping", "village", "abusive father".

The technical file

Cinematography: Rita Noriega
Editing: David Peregrin
Production design: Óscar Sempere
Makeup / hair: Paloma Lozano
Stunt coordinator: Miguel Arregui
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,400,000
Box office: $543,064
Return: 23% of budget
Original language: ES
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Piggy (2022)

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Manuel São Bento2022-02-21
★ 7/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/piggy-spoiler-free-review-sundance-2022 "PIGGY is the right type of film to be one of the last movies in an event such as the Sundance Film Festival. Carlota Pereda takes advantage of the terrific lead performance from Laura Galán, and delivers a shocking, violent, frighteningly grounded story about bullying, fat-shaming, and self-acceptance. Despite taking a more revenge-driven approach, the filmmaker beautifully develops the moral concepts at hand. The romantic subplot doesn't really work, though, and the film would have benefited from a stronger atmosphere. In addition to this, just a couple of impactful dialogues surrounding the main themes would have drastically improved the overall piece. Still, it's definitely a must-watch." Rating: B+
CinemaSerf2025-06-12
★ 6/10
“Sara” (Laura Galán) usually spends most of her time helping out in her dad’s butchers shop; being shunned or downright bullied by her schoolmates for being large and getting precious little sympathy from her over-bearing mother (Carmen Machi). Things come to an head when three of her friends resort to terrifying and embarrassing her whilst she is swimming in the lake and then stealing her clothes. As she is running home, she encounters a van with a most mysterious couple of passengers - one of whom, shall we say, is a bit less willing to be in the van than the other! Next thing, there is a police investigation into a missing person and then her tormentors disappear too! With the community becoming frantic, people are levelling accusations left, right and centre and the question is - what does Sara know? This is a savage indictment of bullying in many of it’s guises and Galán delivers quite engagingly, but that angry and penetrating drama rather peters out after quite an emotionally odious start before turning into something a bit predictable and disappointing. If only it’s auteur Carlota Pereda had had the nerve to stick with her original, more innovative and characterful thrust then this could have presented a much better and altogether messier and more satisfying conclusion. It’s watchable, and sometimes quite uncomfortable at that, but it’s not quite what it could have been.