Poster for the movie When Pigs Have Wings

When Pigs Have Wings

2011 • 98 minutes
Comedy

After a tempest, fishermen do not find only fish in their nets. That is what happens to Jafaar, a poor fisherman who lives poorly in Gaza. And what he hauls in is really upsetting: imagine that, a pig! An unclean animal judged impure not only by the Faith of Islam but also by the Jewish religion. Determined to get rid of the animal, Jafaar tries desperately to sell it, first to a United Nations official, then to a Jewish colony where Yelena raises pigs not for their meat but for security reasons. Of course, going unnoticed in the company of a "forbidden" animal, among his Palestinian brothers, past Israeli soldiers and under the scrutiny of Islamic fundamentalists is no bed of roses and a series of misadventures await Jafaar.

Picture of Sasson Gabai

Sasson Gabai

Jafaar

Picture of Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

UN official

Picture of Baya Belal

Baya Belal

Fatima

Picture of Gassan Abbas

Gassan Abbas

Slim

Picture of Myriam Tekaïa

Myriam Tekaïa

Yelena

Picture of Khalifa Natour

Khalifa Natour

Hussein

Picture of Lotfi Abdelli

Lotfi Abdelli

Young policeman

Picture of Zohar Wexler

Zohar Wexler

Colony Soldier