Piggy (film)

2022 film

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)
* 19 October 2022 (2022-10-19) (France)

Running time

| 90 minutes
Countries|

* Spain
* France

Language| Spanish
Budget| €2.5 million
Box office| $181,315[1]

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.

## Contents

* 1 Plot
* 2 Cast
* 3 Production
* 4 Release
* 5 Reception
* 6 Accolades
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## Plot[edit]

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[edit]

* Laura Galán as Sara[5]
* Richard Holmes as El desconocido[6]
* Carmen Machi as Asun[6]
* Claudia Salas as Maca[7]
* Irene Ferreiro [es] as Claudia[7]
* Camille Aguilar [fr] as Roci[7]
* José Pastor as Pedro[6]
* Pilar Castro as Elena[6]
* Julián Valcárcel as Tomás[6]
* Fernando Delgado-Hierro as Juancarlitos[8]
* Chema del Barco as Juan Carlos[8]
* Stéphanie Magnin Vella as Rosa[8]
* Lía Lois as Amaya[8]
* Fred Tatien as Padre Roci[8]
* José Vicente Moirón as Pedro[8]

## Production[edit]

Villanueva de la Vera (in northeastern Extremadura) was the main shooting location.

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[edit]

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, it opened in French cinemas on 19 October 2022, distributed by Backup Films.[8]

Magnet Releasing acquired North American rights,[20] whereas Vertigo Releasing did so for the United Kingdom and Ireland.[21] Other distribution deals include those with Alamode (Germany), Praesens (Switzerland), I Wonder (Italy), Nonstop Entertainment (Scandinavia and Baltics) and ADS Service (Hungary).[21] 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.[22]

## Reception[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 82 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."[23]

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.[24] 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.[24] 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.[25]

## Accolades[edit]

Year  | Award  | Category | Nominee(s)  | Result | Ref.

|
|
|
|
|

2022 | 40th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival | Critics Selection | Won | [26]
17th Fantastic Fest | Best Picture (Horror Competition) | Won | [27]
15th Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival | Méliès d'Argent | Won | [28]
55th Sitges Film Festival | Méliès d'Or | Won | [29]
27th Toulouse Spanish Film Festival | Best Actress | Laura Galán | Won | [30]

## See also[edit]

* List of Spanish films of 2022
* List of French films of 2022

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Piggy (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
2. ^ a b Devore, Britta (7 September 2022). "'Piggy': Carlota Pereda's Gruesome Thriller Sets a Release Date". collider.com.
3. ^ Lucas Cabornero, Beatriz (11 December 2021). "Fue la elegida por los hermanos Russo, y será la única española en Sundance con su primera película 'Cerdita' ¿quién es Carlota Pereda?". Sensacine.
4. ^ a b c "'Cerdita' de Carlota Pereda tendrá su estreno mundial en la sección Midnight del Festival de Sundance 2022". Audiovisual451. 10 December 2021.
5. ^ a b Jones, Holly (23 January 2022). "Gutsy Sundance Horror Thriller 'Piggy' Broken Down by Director Carlota Pereda". Variety.
6. ^ a b c d e Heredia, Sara (14 July 2022). "EXCLUSIVA 'Cerdita', el sangriento 'thriller' en un pueblo de Cáceres que triunfa en el extranjero: Descubre a las protagonistas". Sensacine.
7. ^ a b c Feldberg, Isaac (27 January 2022). "Sundance 2022: Hatching, Piggy, Meet Me In the Bathroom". RogerEbert.com.
8. ^ a b c d e f g Lépine, Cédric (26 September 2022). "FEFFS 2022 : "Piggy" (Cerdita) de Carlota Pereda". Mediapart.
9. ^ "Somos Cine 'Cerdita', la ópera prima de Carlota Pereda, tendrá su estreno mundial en Sundance". rtve.es. 10 December 2021.
10. ^ a b c "Finaliza en Extremadura el rodaje de 'Cerdita', primer largometraje de Carlota Pereda". Audiovisual451. 29 July 2021.
11. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (21 June 2021). "Cerdita, de Carlota Pereda, se convierte en largometraje". Cineuropa.
12. ^ "'Cerdita', un rodaje sostenible y con la conciliación familiar como bandera". Audiovisual451. 3 August 2021.
13. ^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (25 January 2015). ""Cerdita": panceta extremeña y terror en Sundance". La Razón.
14. ^ a b Boquerini (28 June 2021). "'Cerdita', un thriller rural lleno de tensión, venganza, miedo, polvo y sudor". El Correo.
15. ^ Galuppo, Mia; Siegel, Tatiana (9 December 2021). "Lena Dunham, Kanye West, Princess Diana Movies on Tap for Sundance". The Hollywood Reporter.
16. ^ a b Aller, María (10 December 2021). "La película 'Cerdita' contará con estreno mundial en 'Sundance'". Fotogramas.
17. ^ Roberts, Becky (29 August 2022). "Piggy Movie Review". HorrorDNA.
18. ^ "Cerdita, la película rodada en La Vera, triunfa en el Festival de San Sebastián". Canal Extremadura. 20 September 2022.
19. ^ Aller, María (17 February 2022). "Las películas más esperadas del año 2022, ordenadas". Fotogramas.
20. ^ Lang, Brent; Keslassy, Elsa (9 February 2022). "Magnet Releasing Nabs Carlota Pereda's 'Piggy' Following Sundance Debut (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
21. ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (23 February 2022). "Vertigo acquires UK and Ireland rights to Charades' Sundance title 'Piggy' (exclusive)". Screen Daily.
22. ^ Latanzzio, Ryan. "'Piggy' Trailer: The Unholy Alliance of 'Fat Girl' and 'Texas Chainsaw' That Wowed Sundance". IndieWire.
23. ^ "Piggy". RottenTomatoes. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
24. ^ a b Lodge, Guy (25 January 2022). "'Piggy' Review: A Killer on the Loose Isn't the Scariest Thing in This Visceral, Upsetting Body-Image Horror". Variety.
25. ^ Rooney, David (24 January 2022). "'Piggy' ('Cerdita'): Film Review | Sundance 2022". The Hollywood Reporter.
26. ^ "Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival unveils 2022 winners". deed.news. 11 September 2022.
27. ^ Taylor, Drew (27 September 2022). "Fantastic Fest Awards Winners: 'Piggy,' 'The Five Devils' and 'The Menu' Take Top Honors (Exclusive)". TheWrap.
28. ^ "Le Festival du film fantastique se termine, Attachment repart avec l'Octopus d'or". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. 2 October 2022.
29. ^ "La película 'Cerdita', premio Méliès de Oro en el Festival de Sitges". Europa Press. 11 October 2022.
30. ^ "Cinespaña 2022 : " El agua " Violette d'Or". La Dépêche du Midi. 15 October 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Piggy at IMDb

*[.mw-parser-output span.smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps}.mw-parser-output span.smallcaps-smaller{font-size:85%}es]: Spain
*[fr]: France
*[Ref.]: Reference