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Dead Pigs

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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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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) 06/03/2021
Funny, surreal, and understated. Go to Full Review
Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 02/25/2021
3/4
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. Go to Full Review
Kristy Puchko Pajiba 02/19/2021
Dead Pigs delivers a story that is thought-provoking, decadently stylish, sprightly poignant, and joltingly funny. Go to Full Review
Annlee Ellingson CineWomen 07/28/2024
[Cathy] Yan mines pathos with a light touch and critical eye toward globalization, rapid change, and wealth inequality in an emerging superpower. Go to Full Review
Phil Guie Film-Forward.com 09/25/2022
4/5
[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. Go to Full Review
Maria Garcia A Woman's Picture 08/04/2021
Yan's delightful musical and narrative riffs of American comedy are also a homage, and are represented in Joe Yao's production design... Go to Full Review
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Dani G 02/16/2024 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. See more jake s 04/29/2022 Another fine addition to that gorgeous, but gritty branch of independent Chinese cinema. See more @jeroduptown 11/15/2021 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. See more 08/04/2021 It a greatest movie ever seen See more 07/27/2021 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. See more 07/25/2021 Commies, get a grip on reality. See more Read all reviews
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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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