When Pigs Have Wings Page #4

Synopsis: After a tempest, fishermen do not find only fish in their nets. That is what happens to Jafaar, a poor fisherman who lives poorly in Gaza. And what he hauls in is really upsetting : imagine that, a pig! An unclean animal judged impure not only by the Faith of Islam but also by the Jewish religion. Determined to get rid of the animal, Jafaar tries desperately to sell it, first to a United Nations official, then to a Jewish colony where Yelena raises pigs not for their meat but for security reasons. Of course, going unnoticed in the company of a "forbidden" animal, among his Palestinian brothers, past Israeli soldiers and under the scrutiny of Islamic fundamentalists is no bed of roses and a series of misadventures await Jafaar....
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Sylvain Estibal
  3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Year:
2011
98 min
71 Views


No! Don't go!

Let me go, let me go.

Come here!

A terrorist!

Someone has to come!

I confess to the attack on

the settlement Shirad.

I wanted to strike back at

the invader-swine..

And blow them up like pigs.

- An attack?

- On the settlement.

Get out of this house!

Take a few things and go.

It couldn't have been Jafaar.

You must be mistaken.

He could flee.

We are still looking.

Do you know how our Soap ends?

In the end, they stop arguing

and live together.

It's how it has to end

with these stories.

It will pass.

Why would that work in Brazil

and not with us?

Come on in, come.

This pig had the explosives.

- Why didn't it explode?

- It dropped it.

Stop! Stop it!

Move! Get out of my way!

Stop trying to beat it!

Stop tormenting it!

Idiots!

This is the woman who

smuggled in the pig.

Get out! You idiots!

Get out or I'll arrest you.

- Come on, pig!

- Leave it!

Come here, come here!

Come back!

You're such a great martyr now.

A nice jihad.

Thank you.

It is a pleasure.

Eat. A martyr with such an appetite.

- This is rare.

- Thank you.

Just one little thing.

What's that?

Have you ever been shocked by something,

I've told you before?

How are martyrs usually?

A full beard?

Full beard often, yes, but what else?

Should I grow a beard?

You're a bit like them there, right?

Yes, like that.

What is the difference?

The pig?

You have to be a good example.

You have to leave us with our dreams.

When I see you eat like that

I see no more dreams.

When there is conviction,

a belief,

of course a belief,

there are always solutions.

You should be like the Mudjahedin,

who sacrifice themselves for the cause.

Otherwise you demotivate

the younger ones.

After you there'll be

a crisis of faith.

Do you want to take responsibility for it?

Our youth is our only hope!

There isn't even real work.

You're a good man.

You want to make amends

for your mistake.

Give me that.

Give me your hand,

goes here.

Put your finger

...on the trigger

No, no, not now, wait a minute.

Put your head up,

bend down slightly

that's it.

Click!

- Now, here?

- Yes, now!

I have a question about my jihad.

Do what you have to do for your people!

God will forgive you for sure!

Your finger here...

Click!

Can I stand?

If you'd rather.

I getting the beginnings of arthritis,

very painful.

Press it or I'll take over.

Press it!

Wait! Wait a minute!

When he grows up,

he wants to be a martyr.

You're his idol.

What do you want?

She was on our land with a pig.

She's trying to provoke us.

She is desecrating our land!

Yes, but she will also

desecrate our land

if the pig steps on our side.

- That's not true. You raise pigs.

- It's not our pig, it's from your side

The pig is a threat to our country!

And to our country too.

- What Country?

- Shut up!

We will catch the pig and kill it

and that will be that, OK?

We can agree to that.

And no more attacks with pigs, OK?

We sign an agreement with the

UN official in Gaza if you want.

You can even sign for us,

if you want to.

You live closer.

We got a real idiot here.

What a moron!

Yelena! Yelena!

What is it?

I'm looking for Yelena.

- Since the Explo...

- Better not to run around here.

If you hurt me,

you know what'll happen?

You should be ashamed.

Who taught you that?

Come on, I'll walk you to your people,

before something happens to me.

Come on.

Come. Come on!

Yelena!

Netzah!

Netzah!

The Palestinian, she protected me.

She didn't try to kill me.

Good day.

Look, over there!

Go! Quick! Go!

What's up?

Why are you sitting here?

It's the first time that we patrol

with Palestinians.

You think that's funny?

He wants the Nobel Peace Prize!

Shut it!

Hey, my pig!

Fatima...

Fatima, it's you?

Of course, who else!

Yelena!

Sorry.

Sorry.

There's the tunnel!

Go!

We need to get out of here.

- Where should we go?

- I don't know.

That way! To the sea.

Can I ask you something?

Yes, what?

Netzah! Are you crazy?

That's not so bad.

It's, Jewish humor.

I must get used to it.

Wait, wait:
What do you mean?

Nothing!

- What do you mean?

- I don't mean anything!

- You don't mean anything?

- I don't know..

- You deserve more blows!

- I'm going!

The future resembles that night...

The future resembles that night...

A night, in which you get lost.

Together we break into a new heaven,

which will heal our wounds...

which heals our wounds...

And carries up to us...

The smell of new earth...

The smell of new earth...

Where are we?

Go to him!

Give him this!

We come from very far.

We are one family.

We had long difficult journey,

but we come in peace.

We like to stay in your land,

if you take us.

We make no trouble.

No war.

Your land is beautiful.

Together we break into a new heaven,

which will heal our wounds...

Heals our wounds...

And carries up to us...

The smell of new earth...

Dreams of a new country...

Together...

Together...

Together...

Together...

"Peace...

"Peace...

"Peace...

"Peace...

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Sylvain Estibal

Sylvain Estibal (born 13 March 1967) is a French reporter, author and film director. The film The Last Flight was based on Estibal's 2006 book. He directed the film When Pigs Have Wings for which he was awarded the César Award for Best Debut. more…

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