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Squeal

Play trailer 1:40 Poster for Squeal Released Aug 19, 2022 1h 25m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmaker Aik Karapetian's dark fairy tale SQUEAL centers on Samuel (Kevin Janssens), who is far from home, searching for his father. Lost in remotest Eastern Europe, on the edges of a mythical forest, a minor road accident leads to a chance meeting with a pig-farmer's daughter Kirke (Laura Siliņa). Sam soon learns that his priorities must change if he wants to survive. Her initial hospitality is a smoke screen to capture him and make him a forced laborer on the farm. Alone, unable to speak the language, and chained up 24/7 with the pigs, he learns to adapt. Fortunately, a seemingly magical piglet gains Sam's confidence and shows him the way to freedom and true love.
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Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound And while it is not a great film or maybe even a good film (that is debatable) there are moments that make it worthwhile. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 25, 2022 Full Review Laura Hiros Rincón de cine If you like black humor, and you are ready for a cinematographic fantasy trip and alternative universes of very aggressive realities, this option coming from Latvia, won't be a disappointment. [Full review in Spanish] -Rincón de cine Rated: 4/5 Aug 22, 2022 Full Review Morris Yang In Review Online One can’t quite help but feel that Karapetian himself was grasping for straws here, floundering about in the hay with talking-points about servitude and human nature before occasionally striking gold. Aug 22, 2022 Full Review Graeme Guttmann Screen Rant Aik Karapetian's Squeal lies somewhere between the macabre fairy tales of the past and happy endings audiences know today, with pitch-black humor. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Steve Biodrowski Cinefantastique Not quite fairy tale or horror film, SQUEAL offers a fanciful allegory for fans of art house cinema. Rated: 3/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Squeal is an interesting mix, juggling elements of fable and black comedy... Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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M D A little fairy tale + a little bit of horror = A fun movie to watch! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Aik Karapetian's dark fairy tale SQUEAL centers on Samuel (Kevin Janssens), who is far from home, searching for his father. Lost in remotest Eastern Europe, on the edges of a mythical forest, a minor road accident leads to a chance meeting with a pig-farmer's daughter Kirke (Laura Siliņa). Sam soon learns that his priorities must change if he wants to survive. Her initial hospitality is a smoke screen to capture him and make him a forced laborer on the farm. Alone, unable to speak the language, and chained up 24/7 with the pigs, he learns to adapt. Fortunately, a seemingly magical piglet gains Sam's confidence and shows him the way to freedom and true love.
Director
Aik Karapetian
Producer
Inese Boka-Grube, Gints Grube
Screenwriter
Aik Karapetian, Aleksandr Rodionov
Distributor
Good Deed Entertainment
Production Co
Mistrus Media, Polar Bear
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Latvian
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 19, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 19, 2022
Runtime
1h 25m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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