Dead Pigs
2018 · Movie · 122 min · ★ 6.8 · 85% critics
As thousands of dead pigs drift toward Shanghai, several very different people find their lives unexpectedly intertwined. This offbeat story mixes everyday struggles, social change, and chance encounters into a quirky portrait of a city in motion.
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Details
- Original title
- 海上浮城
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-01-19
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (71 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy offbeat ensemble stories with a playful tone and urban social satire, somewhat in the vein of I Am Not Madame Bovary; Not for you if you want tight pacing or a more straightforward plot.
Pros: light enjoyable tone; quirky intersecting stories; charming overall watch | Cons: uneven pacing; slightly off rhythm
Themes
- shanghai, china
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award · 2018
- Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award — Ensemble Acting · 2018
Cast & crew
Vivian Wu
as Candy Wang
Yang Haoyu
as Old Wang
Li Meng
as Xia Xia
Mason Lee
as Wang Zhen
David Rysdahl
as Sean Landry
Zazie Beetz
as Angie
Archibald C. McColl IV
as Phil Johnson
Wang Zhipeng
as Waiter
Zhang Zhihong
as Contractor
Wang Hongxiang
as Countryman
Directed by Cathy Yan