Dead Pigs
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!
Director: Cathy Yan Run Time: 130 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 2018 Language: Mandarin with English subtitles
Starring: Vivian Wu, Haoyu Yang, Meng Li, Mason Lee, David Rysdahl, Zazie Beetz
The fates of an unlucky pig farmer, a feisty home-owner defending her property, a lovestruck busboy, a disenchanted rich girl and an American expat pursuing the Chinese Dream converge and collide as thousands of dead pigs are found floating down the Huangpu River, towards a modernizing Shanghai in Cathy Yan’s (Birds of Prey) debut feature.
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