Movie

Disco Pigs

2001 · 93 min

An intense, claustrophobic immersion into a volatile, insular friendship, unsettling and raw, with a lingering sense of dread.

Tagline: 90 minutes you'll never forget.
Overview: Pig and Runt born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins, all but by bloodline. Inseparable from birth, they are almost telepathic. They are one, needing no one else, inhabiting a delicate, insular and dangerous world where they make their own rules and have their own language. But days before their 17th birthday the balance of their world begins to shift. Pig's sexual awakening and jealousy begins to threaten their private universe.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, identity, coming-of-age, isolation
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
coming-of-age
isolation
love
Places: small town
big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild