When Pigs Have Wings

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....

Grosses

France
$1,003,151
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorStudioCanal
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Opening$468,006
109 theaters
Release DateSep 21, 2011
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresComedy
In Release102 days/14 weeks
Widest Release116 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 21-2512$468,006-109-$4,293$468,0061
Sep 28-Oct 212$352,437-24.7%116+7$3,038$1,003,1512