In the border area between Poland and Germany, where Piggies is set, the word from the title (‘swinki’ in Polish) is synonymous with teenagers who sell their bodies. Not only for money, but for anything: clothes, perfume, drink. They think they can make use of the wealth of the Germans who live on the other side of the border (and on the other side of the river), not always realising that they are the ones being used – and abused.
Piggies is about such a teenager: Tomek, the boy who needs money to buy expensive gifts for his girlfriend. The cruel, painfully realistic film thanks some of its authenticity to the fact that the scriptwriter herself lived in the town where the story is set for 20 years. The most important roles are played by non-professional actors, for whom director Robert Glinski searched the whole of Poland. This is the eleventh feature by Glinski, who primarily made a name for himself with Hi, Tereska (2001).
Film details
- Countries of production
- Germany, Poland
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 94'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
