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Squeal

2022 · 85 min

A grubby, deadpan descent into rural captivity that mixes queasy horror with absurd, uncomfortable comedy.

Directed by
Aik Karapetian
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
Starring
Kevin Janssens, Laura Siliņa, Aigars Vilims
Tagline
This little piggy should have stayed home...
Overview
Lost in remotest part of Eastern Europe, Sam is a foreigner, searching for his biological father Lagzdins where a minor road accident leads to a chance meeting with a pig-farmer's daughter, who captures him and makes him a forced laborer on the farm.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Aik Karapetian
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
Starring
Kevin Janssens, Laura Siliņa, Aigars Vilims
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • survival
    • obsession
    • power
    • identity
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror6
    Humour5
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, horror, fantasy
    Directed by
    Aik Karapetian
    Written by
    Alexander Rodionov, Aik Karapetian
    Starring
    Kevin Janssens, Laura Siliņa, Aigars Vilims, Juris Bartkevičs, Normunds Griestiņš, Guntis Pilsums
    Cinematography
    Jurģis Kmins
    Runtime
    85 min
    Country
    Belgium, Latvia
    Languages
    English, Latvian

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