Piggy

Released Oct 7, 2022

1 hr. 30 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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101 Reviews

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With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent's butcher shop. A teenager whose excess weight makes her the target of incessant bullying, she flees a clique of capricious girls who torment her at the town pool, only to stumble upon them being brutally kidnapped by a stranger, who drives off with them in his van. When the police begin asking questions, Sara keeps quiet. Intrigued by the stranger -- an interest that's mutual -- she's torn between revealing the truth and protecting the man who saved her.

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Critics Consensus

Brought hauntingly to life by Laura Galán's committed performance, Piggy deftly deploys genre thrills in service of sharp social commentary.

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Craig B

Certainly a very confronting movie. Laura Galan in the lead role really carries this movie. Very violent (physical violence plus bullying), so not a movie for the faint hearted.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Petra U

Very good epicly! Made me feel nostalgic, besides killing people! Great!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Ricardo d

Mesmo que a personagem principal seja interpretada por uma mulher adulta, só aumenta mais a qualidade de trabalho dela, que não deixa transparecer isso na tela. Aqui o terror é psicológico, mas também tem o gore clássico. São tantas nuances no roteiro para serem debatidas que daria uma monografia. Confesso que torci que houvesse um romance ali pelo meio da história, mas entendo o fim escolhido como um mais plausível para a situação que vivemos hoje. Só não é um filme espetacular novamente pelo seu fim, e pela edição que retalhava algumas cenas.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Elene N

Good subject but instead of being thrilling it was unintentionally comical.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/30/23

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Ashley N

Must see! Best suspense, psycho killer movie I have seen in a while! The acting was terrific and storyline was the best!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/09/23

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Tyler B

An engaging mix of slasher meets romance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/12/23

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Carlota Pereda

Director

Laura Galán

Sara

Richard Holmes

Actor

Carmen Machi

Madre

Irene Ferreiro

Actor

Camille Aguilar

Roci

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Times (UK)

While this intelligent Spanish slasher gleefully sloshes on the high-tension splatter, it also delights in inverting generic tropes, dishing up a lip-smacking level of moral complexity.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 18, 2023

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

There’s an atmospheric, unsavoury oiliness to the cinematography and an uncomfortable tussle of sympathies – director Carlota Pereda shows real promise as a genre film-maker.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 8, 2023

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Piggy presumably aims to test our sympathies, but just forfeits them entirely, in the service of a facile plot and a heroine even the film itself can’t seem to stand.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 5, 2023

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

While this film is gruesome, what I love about it is how Pereda deftly subverts what you expect from a slasher film. She uses the genre to explore further themes of bullying and self-worth.

Feb 13, 2024

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Andrea Zamora

Sensacine

Piggy's first act is stupendous. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 19, 2023

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan

Pereda doesn’t dive into the culture’s toxic standards of beauty, which would have been a great addition to an exploration of a misogynistic and fatphobic culture.

Sep 8, 2023

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Synopsis

With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent's butcher shop. A teenager whose excess weight makes her the target of incessant bullying, she flees a clique of capricious girls who torment her at the town pool, only to stumble upon them being brutally kidnapped by a stranger, who drives off with them in his van. When the police begin asking questions, Sara keeps quiet. Intrigued by the stranger -- an interest that's mutual -- she's torn between revealing the truth and protecting the man who saved her.

Director: Carlota Pereda
Executive Producer: Pilar Benito
Screenwriter: Carlota Pereda
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, Radio Televisión Española, Cerdita, Junta de Extremadura, Moreno Films, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), Backup Studio, La Banque Postale, Morena Films, Comunidad de Madrid, Triodos Bank, Movistar+, Indéfilms
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: Spanish (Spain)
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 14, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.0K

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