Piggy (film)

Piggy (Spanish: Cerdita) is an upcoming Spanish-French thriller film directed by Carlota Pereda inspired on the short film of the same name. the cast, led by Laura Galán, also features Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Claudia Salas, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar, José Pastor, Pilar Castro and Chema del Barco.

Piggy
SpanishCerdita
Directed byCarlota Pereda
Starring
CinematographyRita Noriega
Production
companies
  • Morena Films
  • Backup Studio
  • Cerdita AIE
  • La Banque Postale
  • Indéfilms
Distributed byFilmax
Release date
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageSpanish
Budget€2.5 million

Plot

Sara is tormented by local girls in the village where she spend her Summer holidays. However her bullies are kidnapped by a stranger.[1] Sara faces a dilemma about what to do about it.[2]

Cast

Production
Villanueva de la Vera (in northeastern Extremadura) was the main shooting location.

Piggy, Carlota Pereda's feature film debut, is inspired on the short film of the same name directed by Pereda, which won the Goya Award and the Forqué Award to Best Short Film in 2019, starring Laura Galán, Paco Hidalgo, Elisabet Casanovas, Sara Barroso, Mireia Vilapuig and Jorge Elorza.[4][3]

The cast of the feature film project saw the return of the short film's leading actress (Laura Galán), and it was completed by Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Claudia Salas, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar, José Pastor, Pilar Castro and Chema del Barco.[3] Rita Noriega took over cinematography duties.[2]

A Spain–France co-production featuring a 2.5 million € budget, the film was produced by Morena Films alongside Backup Studio and Cerdita AIE in association with La Banque Postale and Indéfilms, with the participation of RTVE and Movistar+, and support from the Junta de Extremadura, Eurimages, the Creative Europe's MEDIA sub-programme and the Madrid's regional administration.[5][2][6]

Shooting began on 17 June 2021 and wrapped in late July 2021.[7][3] Shooting locations included the village of Villanueva de la Vera (Extremadura) and its surroundings.[7]

Release

Piggy is slated for a world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2022.[8][9] It will be distributed in Spain by Filmax.[9]

See also

References
  1. Lucas Cabornero, Beatriz (11 December 2021). "Fue la elegida por los hermanos Russo, y será la única española en Sundance con su primera película 'Cerdita' ¿quién es Carlota Pereda?". Sensacine.
  2. "'Cerdita' de Carlota Pereda tendrá su estreno mundial en la sección Midnight del Festival de Sundance 2022". Audiovisual451. 10 December 2021.
  3. "Finaliza en Extremadura el rodaje de 'Cerdita', primer largometraje de Carlota Pereda". Audiovisual451. 29 July 2021.
  4. "Somos Cine 'Cerdita', la ópera prima de Carlota Pereda, tendrá su estreno mundial en Sundance". rtve.es. 10 December 2021.
  5. Rivera, Alfonso (21 June 2021). "Cerdita, de Carlota Pereda, se convierte en largometraje". Cineuropa.
  6. "'Cerdita', un rodaje sostenible y con la conciliación familiar como bandera". Audiovisual451. 3 August 2021.
  7. Boquerini (28 June 2021). "'Cerdita', un thriller rural lleno de tensión, venganza, miedo, polvo y sudor". El Correo.
  8. Galuppo, Mia; Siegel, Tatiana (9 December 2021). "Lena Dunham, Kanye West, Princess Diana Movies on Tap for Sundance". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. Aller, María (10 December 2021). "La película 'Cerdita' contará con estreno mundial en 'Sundance'". Fotogramas.
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