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Pig Killer

2022 · 122 min

A grim, unrelenting descent into real-life horror that is graphic, disturbing, and hard to shake.

Directed by
Chad Ferrin
Genres
Horror, Crime, Mystery
Tagline
Human... The other white meat.
Overview
Inspired by the terrifying story of Robert 'Willy' Pickton, the pig farmer cum prolific lady killer whose horrific crimes shocked the world, PIG KILLER graphically depicts the rape, torture, slaughter and dismemberment of forty-nine young women on a pig farm. With his herculean hog, Balthazar, by his side, Willy and his menagerie of colorful cohorts terrorize Vancouver's seedy downtown until his arrest which uncovered a horrific series of brutal Canadian murders.

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Directed by
Chad Ferrin
Genres
Horror, Crime, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • death
  • madness
  • corruption
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness10
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Genres
horror, crime, mystery
Directed by
Chad Ferrin
Written by
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Starring
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Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
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