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When Pigs Have Wings

When Pigs Have Wings

Comedy
September 21, 2011 (15 years ago)
1h 38m
6.9/10

After a tempest, fishermen do not find only fish in their nets. That is what happens to Jafaar, a poor fisherman who lives poorly in Gaza. And what he hauls in is really upsetting: imagine that, a pig! An unclean animal judged impure not only by the Faith of Islam but also by the Jewish religion. Determined to get rid of the animal, Jafaar tries desperately to sell it, first to a United Nations official, then to a Jewish colony where Yelena raises pigs not for their meat but for security reasons. Of course, going unnoticed in the company of a "forbidden" animal, among his Palestinian brothers, past Israeli soldiers and under the scrutiny of Islamic fundamentalists is no bed of roses and a series of misadventures await Jafaar.

Sasson Gabai
Sasson Gabai

Sasson Gabai

Jafaar

Age 63 (now 78)

Ulrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

UN official

Age 54 (now 68)

Lotfi Abdelli
Lotfi Abdelli

Lotfi Abdelli

Young policeman

Age 41 (now 56)

Zohar Wexler
Zohar Wexler

Zohar Wexler

Colony Soldier