Film

Piggy

Name: Piggy
Genre: Horror, Drama
Released: 2022
Cast: Laura Galán, Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar

Horror
Very dark

Piggy is a Spanish horror film about Sara, a bullied teenager who witnesses her tormentors abducted by a mysterious stranger. It's visceral and uncomfortable, mixing body horror with the complicated pleasure of watching cruelty punished. Simultaneously tragic and disturbing, it's for viewers ready to sit with moral ambiguity and ugliness.

TMDb rating

3.3

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