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Dead Pigs

Directed by Cathy Yan (阎羽茜)

2018•122 min
Where to watch
Genre
Comedy
Topic
Working Life
Mood
Bold
Language
ChineseEnglish

Synopsis

A pig farmer, a busboy, a salon owner, an expat architect and a jaded rich girl cross paths as thousands of dead pigs float down the Yangtze River toward Shanghai.

Trailer

Selected Awards

Winner

Sundance Film Festival

Ensemble Acting (2018)

Footnote

  1. First

    Cathy Yan's Sundance-winning debut led directly to her directing Birds of Prey — making her the first Asian woman to direct a major Hollywood superhero film

Main Cast

Vivian WuVivian WuCandy Wang
Yang HaoyuYang HaoyuOld Wang
Li MengLi MengXia Xia
Mason LeeMason LeeWang Zhen
David RysdahlDavid RysdahlSean Landry
Zazie BeetzZazie BeetzAngie
Archibald C. McColl IVArchibald C. McColl IVPhil Johnson
Wang ZhipengWang ZhipengWaiter

Director

Cathy Yan阎羽茜RegionUnited StatesIn archive2 filmsHeritageChinaUnited StatesMore→

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