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Piggy (Spanish: Cerdita) is a 2022 Spanish-French rural horror thriller film directed and written by Carlota Pereda based on the short film of the same name. The cast, led by Laura Galán (who reprises her role from the short film), also features Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Claudia Salas, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar and Pilar Castro.

Piggy
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Cerdita
Directed by	Carlota Pereda
Screenplay by	Carlota Pereda
Based on	Piggy (short film) by Carlota Pereda
Produced by	Merry Colomer
Starring	Laura Galán Richard Holmes Carmen Machi Irene Ferreiro Camille Aguilar Claudia Salas Pilar Castro
Cinematography	Rita Noriega
Edited by	David Pelegrín
Music by	Olivier Arson
Production companies	Morena Films Backup Studio Cerdita AIE La Banque Postale Indéfilms
Distributed by	Filmax (es) Backup Films (fr)
Release dates	24 January 2022 (2022-01-24) (Sundance) 14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) (Spain) 2 November 2022 (2022-11-02) (France)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Spain France
Language	Spanish
Budget	€2.5 million
Box office	$409,224[1]

Plot

The plot is set in the Spanish countryside.[2] Sara, an overweight girl, is tormented by local girls in her village during the Summer. When her bullies are kidnapped by a stranger,[3] Sara faces a dilemma about what to do about it:[4] help police find them or seek vengeance.[2]

Cast

Production

Piggy, Carlota Pereda's feature film debut, is based on Pereda's short film of the same name, which won the Goya Award and the Forqué Award for Best Short Film in 2019 and stars Laura Galán, Paco Hidalgo, Elisabet Casanovas [es], Sara Barroso, Mireia Vilapuig and Jorge Elorza.[9][10]

The feature film saw the return of the short film's lead actress (Laura Galán), and it was completed by Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Claudia Salas, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar, José Pastor, Pilar Castro and Chema del Barco.[10] Rita Noriega took over cinematography duties.[4]

A Spain–France co-production boasting a €2.5 million budget, the film was produced by Morena Films [es] alongside Backup Studio and Cerdita AIE in association with La Banque Postale and Indéfilms, with the participation of RTVE and Movistar+, and support from the Junta de Extremadura, Eurimages, the Creative Europe's MEDIA sub-programme and the Madrid's regional administration.[11][4][12] The white color C15, a staple of rural Spain, prominently features in the film.[13]

Filming began on 17 June 2021 and wrapped in late July.[14][10] Shooting locations included the village of Villanueva de la Vera (Extremadura) and its surroundings.[14]

Release

Piggy had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2022.[5][15][16] It had its UK premiere at the FrightFest on 29 August 2022.[17] It was presented in the 'Tabakalera-Zabaltegui' section of the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2022.[18] Distributed by Filmax,[16] it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 October 2022.[19] Likewise, the film, distributed by Backup Media, was set for a 19 October 2022 release in French cinemas,[8] later re-scheduled to 2 November 2022.[20]

Magnet Releasing acquired North American rights,[21] whereas Vertigo Releasing did so for the United Kingdom and Ireland.[22] Other distribution deals include those with Alamode (Germany), Praesens (Switzerland), I Wonder (Italy), Nonstop Entertainment (Scandinavia and Baltics) and ADS Service (Hungary).[22] Predated by a sneak pre-screening on 4 October 2022, the film received a limited release in the United States in Alamo Drafthouse theatres on 7 October 2022, followed by a wider release elsewhere in the US a week later.[23]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 84 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.40/10. The website's consensus reads, "Brought hauntingly to life by Laura Galán's committed performance, Piggy deftly deploys genre thrills in service of sharp social commentary."[24]

Jonathan Holland of Screen Daily wrote that the film "smartly mashes up thriller, rural drama and comedy elements into a lovingly-crafted, potently atmospheric, and thought-provoking whole — with bucketsful of horrible blood thrown in for good measure", and praised the "terrific" character work.[25] Guy Lodge of Variety wrote that the film "sits at an unexpected intersection of artistic sensibilities, first recalling Catherine Breillat, then Brian De Palma, before taking a deep, bloody plunge into grindhouse territory toward its unsettling, ambiguous finale", comparing Sara's journey to Carrie's.[25] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter presented the film as a "disturbing psychological drama" spiraling "into blood-drenched horror", considering that while Machi's performance is terrific, Galán's "riveting" performance is the one carrying the film.[26]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	40th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival	Critics Selection		Won	[27]
	17th Fantastic Fest	Best Picture (Horror Competition)		Won	[28]
	15th Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival	Méliès d'Argent		Won	[29]
	55th Sitges Film Festival	Méliès d'Or		Won	[30]
	27th Toulouse Spanish Film Festival	Best Actress	Laura Galán	Won	[31]
	28th Forqué Awards	Best Film Actress	Laura Galán	Pending	[32]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2022
• List of French films of 2022

References

External links

• Piggy at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Piggy (Film)

Piggy ist ein spanisch-französischer Thriller von Carlota Pereda, die damit ihr Regiedebüt feiert. Der Film basiert auf der Geschichte eines gleichnamigen Kurzfilms, der im Jahr 2019 den Goya und Forqué erhalten hat.[2][3]

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- [en] Piggy (film)

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[es] Cerdita

Cerdita es una película española dirigida por Carlota Pereda y protagonizada por Laura Galán. Está basada en el cortometraje homónimo de 2018.[1]

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