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The King of Pigs

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Kyung-Min and Jong-Suk recall one of their old classmates who fought back against the bullies and became king of the lower caste at school.

Critics Reviews

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London Evening Standard 01/25/2013
3/5
What a shame the ending is predictable. With more care, this could have been a contender. Go to Full Review Chris Blohm Little White Lies 01/24/2013
4/5
The King of Pigs rules. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 01/24/2013
4/5
A strangely gripping and upsetting movie. Go to Full Review Mat Brunet AniMat's Review (YouTube) 03/12/2022
9/10
Im not gonna lie, this is one of the darkest, depressing, brutal and most disturbing animated feature Ive ever seen. And yet, going through that whole experience was honestly worth it. Go to Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 09/27/2020
"The King of Pigs" is an impressive debut and a great combination of social critique through an exploitative, but realistic setting. Go to Full Review Ben Nicholson CineVue 02/08/2019
2/5
The King of Pigs throws an awful lot at the audience, though without providing much reason for it to stick in the memory. The animation is also somewhat of a mixed bag. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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06/16/2019 This movie is really good it'll leave you with a lot of questions about your life but the animation effects pretty bad. But for me it gives you what this movie is all about See more 11/18/2015 A strange and different story for sure..but gripping all the way...leading you to a completely unexpected path ! Very well directed and edited ! See more 04/25/2015 Intense, bleak and downbeat Korean animation positioning the issue of bullying in schools within the broader context of rigid social hierarchy and class struggle- portraying the life long scars that can result from such trauma See more 04/22/2014 Just a good story with interesting animation, but nothing more. See more 01/03/2014 A heavy story for an animated film, and doubly so if you have to read the subtitles. Some of the adolescent nuances in the animation are very good. See more 12/09/2013 Intense Korean animation. Was left feeling emotionally drained. :P See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Yeon Sang-ho

Director

Kim Hye-na

Voice

Yang Ik-joon

Voice

Oh Jung-se

Voice

Kim Kkot-bi

Voice

Park Hee-von

Voice

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The King of Pigs

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Movie Info

Synopsis Kyung-Min and Jong-Suk recall one of their old classmates who fought back against the bullies and became king of the lower caste at school.
Director
Yeon Sang-ho
Producer
Young-kag Cho
Screenwriter
Yeon Sang-ho
Genre
Drama, Animation
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 16, 2017
Runtime
1h 37m