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The 3 L'il Pigs

2007 · 124 min

A talky, bittersweet comedy that balances crude humor with quiet family drama, unfolding in a hospital room over several days.

Overview
At the hospital, three brothers meet at the bedside of their mother in a coma. To pass the time, they discuss the merits and pleasures of marital fidelity and infidelity. The conversations of the two youngest advance as the days go by in increasingly juicy details and fantasies, which will push them to act against the morals and more solid values ​​of the eldest.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • love
  • guilt
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Patrick Huard
Written by
Pierre Lamothe, Claude Lalonde
Starring
Claude Legault, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Paul Doucet, Sophie Prégent, Julie Perreault, Isabel Richer, Mahée Paiement, France Castel
Music
Stéphane Dufour
Cinematography
Bernard Couture
Runtime
124 min
Country
Canada
Languages
French

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