Dead Pigs

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Dead Pigs

Released Jun 28, 2021

2h 10m

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The fates of an unlucky pig farmer, a feisty home-owner defending her property, a lovestruck busboy, a disenchanted rich girl, and an American expat pursuing the Chinese Dream converge and collide as thousands of dead pigs are found floating down the Huangpu River, towards a modernizing Shanghai in Cathy Yan's (BIRDS OF PREY) debut feature.

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Critics Consensus

Dead Pigs casts a sharp critical and satirical eye toward late-stage capitalism in China and the world beyond, establishing writer-director Cathy Yan as a filmmaker to watch.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Funny, surreal, and understated.

Jun 3, 2021

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Yan fashions a quirky, engaging and feisty tale that unites the plights of kooky characters coping with an ever-changing city, country and culture. It's quite the ride.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 25, 2021

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

Dead Pigs delivers a story that is thought-provoking, decadently stylish, sprightly poignant, and joltingly funny.

Feb 19, 2021

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Annlee Ellingson

CineWomen

[Cathy] Yan mines pathos with a light touch and critical eye toward globalization, rapid change, and wealth inequality in an emerging superpower.

Jul 28, 2024

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Phil Guie

Film-Forward.com

[Doesn't have] a plot to propel it forward so much as principals who cross paths, clash, and tug the narrative this way and that. But at least they’re lively and compelling.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 25, 2022

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Maria Garcia

A Woman's Picture

Yan's delightful musical and narrative riffs of American comedy are also a homage, and are represented in Joe Yao's production design...

Aug 4, 2021

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Dani G

A little comedic, a little dramatic, a little musical... I don't know, but it didn't quite had me at any moment. It's not bad, definitely, but it's not something special, either.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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jake s

Another fine addition to that gorgeous, but gritty branch of independent Chinese cinema.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Dead Pigs is quirky and vibrant where the characters collide through their personal turmoils and as their city undergoes big changes. Crazy salon bird lady steals the show defending her house from developers.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

It a greatest movie ever seen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Hearfelt, surprising (in some ways), and overall, a wonderful. The movie is also an intersection of east meets west and rich v poor, as well as a society's growing pains.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Commies, get a grip on reality.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

The fates of an unlucky pig farmer, a feisty home-owner defending her property, a lovestruck busboy, a disenchanted rich girl, and an American expat pursuing the Chinese Dream converge and collide as thousands of dead pigs are found floating down the Huangpu River, towards a modernizing Shanghai in Cathy Yan's (BIRDS OF PREY) debut feature.

Director: Cathy Yan
Producer: Clarissa Zhang, Jane Zheng, Yang Lan
Screenwriter: Cathy Yan
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Beijing Culture, Seesaw Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2021
Runtime: 2h 10m

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