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Dead Pigs

2018 · 122 min

A wry, sprawling ensemble piece that drifts between absurd satire and quiet melancholy as lives quietly collide in a changing city.

Overview: A pig farmer, a busboy, a salon owner, an expat architect and a jaded rich girl cross paths as thousands of dead pigs float down the Yangtze River toward Shanghai.
How it feels: Satirical, melancholic, absurd and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, greed, corruption, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
greed
corruption
identity
ambition
Places: big city
countryside
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild