Dead Pigs
Critic's Choice Spotlight: Alonso Duralde • Comedy, Drama
The fates of an unlucky pig farmer, a feisty home-owner defending her property, a lovestruck busboy, a disenchanted rich girl, and an American expat pursuing the Chinese Dream converge and collide as thousands of dead pigs are found floating down the Huangpu River, towards a modernizing Shanghai in Cathy Yan's (BIRDS OF PREY) debut feature.
DIRECTED BY CATHY YAN
CHINA, USA | 2018 | MANDARIN AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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