Magnificent Beast

May 23, 2021

1h 15m

★ 0.0

Overview

Why do Jews and Muslims forbid pork? This film searches for the ancient roots of the pig taboo and explores the centuries-long relationship between humans and pigs.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Donkey Universe Films

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Cast

No Cast found.

The pig is unclean to some, tasty or sweet to others. The pig Dorus grows up in the backyard of free-range butcher Gerard Zwetsloot. They walk around the village together and are local celebrities. After two years, Dorus is ready for slaughter and Gerard is faced with a difficult choice: the pig or the meat. A story about a pig and a butcher that shows how ambiguous our relationship with animals can be.

0.0

El perfecto cerdo

Jan 1, 2005

One of the first works by María Cañas, an excessive metadiscursive exercise on the “pig character” of current information and archive culture.

1.0

Behavior Of Domestic-Pigs In A Semi-Natural Pig-Park

Jan 1, 1989

This Swiss/Scottish co-production presents an academic look at the reproductive and ontogenetic behaviour of domestic, large, white pigs in a large, semi-natural enclosure.

0.0

Nelson the Piglet

Nov 20, 2023

Nelson is a miniature pig—at least, that’s what the Verbeek family were told when they bought him as a cute little piglet. But seven years and 500 kilos later, Nelson has become a big problem. The neighbors and the housing association think it’s unacceptable to have such a large and smelly animal in a residential neighborhood. Son Brandon is being bullied at school because of his pet.

10.0

Wildgnorance

Jun 17, 2012

No overview available.

5.1

Yippie

Dec 31, 1968

The Youth International Party, whose members were commonly called Yippies, was a radically youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary group opposed to war and the status quo of American culture. Known for using theatrics and humor to advocate social change, several Yippies were notably on trial as the Chicago 7. Primarily consisting of footage from the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago which sparked massive demonstrations that were met by violence and hysteria caused by the police. This film also includes found newsreel footage as well as Pigasus - the pig the Yippies advanced as a candidate for President of the United States.

0.0

Amazing Pigs

Oct 10, 2018

Forget what you think you know about pigs. These remarkable animals have talents we're only beginning to understand. See how pigs have conquered nearly every habitat on Earth, thanks to their remarkable senses, intelligence, and adaptability. From the islands of Indonesia to the beaches of the Bahamas to the frozen tundra of Siberia, meet eight-inch pygmy hogs, cheetah-avoiding warthogs, domesticated pigs with super senses, and more.

0.0

Lou Ganiou

Jan 1, 2018

No overview available.

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6.0

Sweaty Betty

Mar 15, 2015

On the border of Washington DC, two stories of big dreams take place – a family is determined to turn their 1000 pound pig into the Redskins’ football team mascot, and two teenage fathers scheme a better life for themselves and their children.

7.0

The Chop

Nov 8, 2015

A comedy about Yossi, a charismatic Kosher butcher who loses his job, cannot find work at other Kosher butchers, and decides to pretend to be Muslim in order to get work at a Halal butchers.

7.8

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Nov 4, 1927

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

5.7

Animal Farm

Oct 3, 1999

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.

7.8

Snatch

Sep 1, 2000

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

7.3

Gangs of New York

Dec 14, 2002

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.

4.2

In the Name of Christ

Jan 2, 1993

A West African pig farmer has a religious vision, wherein he is told that he'll be Magloire the First, a prophet of Christ. He then sets out to rid his local villagers of superstition and instead save them for Jesus.

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