A teenager witnesses her bullies being kidnapped in this Spanish horror.
With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish...
A teenager witnesses her bullies being kidnapped in this Spanish horror.
With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent’s butcher shop. A teenager whose excess weight makes her the target of incessant bullying, she flees a clique of capricious girls who torment her at the town pool, only to stumble upon them being brutally kidnapped by a stranger.
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91 %100 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
60 %230 reviewsAudience score rating
"A meditation on the banality of horrible people, Piggy is an instant horror classic."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"Pereda carefully sets up our expectations only to subvert them."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Carlota Pereda announces herself as a skilled manipulator of audience sympathies."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Piggy is a bruising character study, with no neat and tidy redemption arc..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A masterful mix of dark comedy, social commentary and raw suspense."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Galán is an actor worth keeping an eye on, a very canny choice..."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Pereda casts an unflinching eye on Sara, making (the film) feel even more personal and impactful through style and restraint."
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Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting"Piggy firmly establishes Pereda as a bold new voice in feminist horror."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"A very strong film that manages to meld more than one genre."
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NPR
NPR"Galán is a delight..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Laura Galán shines..."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"Draws its terror from the same well of adolescent female insecurity as 'Carrie,' before going its own grisly way."
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Variety
Variety"Out of all the titles at [Sundance 2022], I’d vote this Spanish grindhouse throwback most likely to burn down the house wherever it plays in-person next."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.comPiggy | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong bloody violence and coarse language
- Runtime
- 99
- Genre
- Horror, Thriller
- Country of origin
- France, Spain
