When Pigs Have Wings

After a tempest, fishermen do not find only fish in their nets. That is what happens to Jafaar, a poor fisherman who lives poorly in Gaza. And what he hauls in is really upsetting : imagine that, a pig! An unclean animal judged impure not only by the Faith of Islam but also by the Jewish religion. Determined to get rid of the animal, Jafaar tries desperately to sell it, first to a United Nations official, then to a Jewish colony where Yelena raises pigs not for their meat but for security reasons. Of course, going unnoticed in the company of a "forbidden" animal, among his Palestinian brothers, past Israeli soldiers and under the scrutiny of Islamic fundamentalists is no bed of roses and a series of misadventures await Jafaar....

Grosses

Austria
$59,960
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$5,232
6 theaters
Release DateAug 3, 2012
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresComedy
In Release151 days/21 weeks
Widest Release11 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 2-5
London Olympics
13$5,232-6-$872$5,2321
Aug 9-12
London Olympics
14$6,203+18.6%7+1$886$17,8373
Aug 16-1922$2,104-66.1%7-$300$25,0823
Aug 23-2620$4,833+129.7%9+2$537$33,0064
Aug 30-Sep 225$4,361-9.8%11+2$396$39,7535
Sep 6-934$1,671-61.7%7-4$238$45,2376
Sep 13-1632$2,468+47.7%10+3$246$50,8537
Sep 20-2329$3,085+25%11+1$280$57,5788
Sep 27-3042$62-98%6-5$10$59,9609