Piggies

– Tomek is 14 and a good student. He's interested in astronomy and plays football to please his father..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
2009
Original Name:
Swinki
Piggies (2009) - Also known as Swinki

Tomek is 14 and a good student. He's interested in astronomy and plays football to please his father. The only thing is, he lives in a poor little border town plagued by unemployment, whereas across the river lies Germany with all its relative affluence. Tomek meets Marta at a disco and falls in love with her. He starts to think up ways of earning money in order to keep her interested. He approaches a pimp who seeks out local boys for his German clients. Tomek has no idea of the brutal fate which awaits him.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

10 Jun 2010

Language:

German, Polish

Director:

Robert Glinski

Writer:

Joanna Didik, Robert Glinski

Main Actors:

Filip Garbacz, Bogdan Koca, Dorota Wierzbicka-Matarelli, Piotr Jagielski

Plot:

Tomek is 14 and a good student. He's interested in astronomy and plays football to please his father. The only thing is, he lives in a poor little border town plagued by unemployment, whereas across the river lies Germany with all its relative affluence. Tomek meets Marta at a disco and falls in love with her. He starts to think up ways of earning money in order to keep her interested. He approaches a pimp who seeks out local boys for his German clients. Tomek has no idea of the brutal fate which awaits him.

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10