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Piggies

2009 · 94 min

A slow, grim coming-of-age story that weighs hope against exploitation, leaving a lingering sense of unease and sadness.

Directed by: Robert Gliński
Genres: Drama
Starring: Filip Garbacz, Bogdan Koca, Dorota Wierzbicka-Matarrelli

Tagline: How much you can sacrifice to make your dreams come true?
Overview: Tomek is 14 and a good student. He's interested in astronomy and plays football to please his father. The only thing is, he lives in a poor little border town plagued by unemployment, whereas across the river lies Germany with all its relative affluence. Tomek meets Marta at a disco and falls in love with her. He starts to think up ways of earning money in order to keep her interested. He approaches a pimp who seeks out local boys for his German clients. Tomek has no idea of the brutal fate which awaits him.

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Directed by: Robert Gliński
Genres: Drama
Starring: Filip Garbacz, Bogdan Koca, Dorota Wierzbicka-Matarrelli

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
class
isolation
survival
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Robert Gliński
Written by: Robert Gliński, Joanna Didik
Starring: Filip Garbacz, Bogdan Koca, Dorota Wierzbicka-Matarrelli, Piotr Jagielski, Tomasz Tyndyk, Janusz Chabior
Runtime: 94 min
Country: Poland, Germany
Languages: German, Polish

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