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

Germany
$1,100,228
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorAlamode Film
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Opening$128,328
66 theaters
Release DateAug 2, 2012
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresComedy
In Release152 days/21 weeks
Widest Release86 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 2-5
London Olympics
12$128,328-66-$1,944$145,7161
Aug 9-12
London Olympics
8$119,248-7.1%66-$1,806$355,0813
Aug 16-1914$55,588-53.4%71+5$782$462,7493
Aug 23-2617$96,602+73.8%78+7$1,238$593,4334
Aug 30-Sep 221$67,664-30%80+2$845$699,2645
Sep 6-922$45,063-33.4%81+1$556$802,0676
Sep 13-1627$51,128+13.5%85+4$601$878,4547
Sep 20-2332$38,603-24.5%65-20$593$938,2808
Sep 27-3033$27,955-27.6%67+2$417$984,5769
Oct 4-732$32,219+15.3%70+3$460$1,064,75010
Oct 11-1437$20,078-37.7%86+16$233$1,100,22811