‘Pig’ sets name among New Yorker best films

The New Yorker magazine has announced the best movies of 2019, Iranian ‘Pig’ included.

Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Mani Haghighi’s, ‘Pig’ has succeeded to win a slot among the best movies of the first part of 2019 which was announced by the American weekly in an article issued on March 30.  

The New Yorker had previously published a review on Haghigh’s film, categorizing it as a macabre mystery. 

The film depicts the story of Hassan, a filmmaker who has not been able to make any films lately, but his admired starlet can’t wait any longer and wants to leave and work with another director.

His wife no longer loves him. His daughter has grown up and feels independent. His old mother is suffering from Alzheimer. A distressingly gorgeous woman tracks him everywhere he goes and wants him to give her a role in his films.

Yet worse, an assassin is killing directors of Iranian cinema in the city, but he has paid no attention to Hassan. Now he is hopeless; isn’t he the most important filmmaker of the city? Why then doesn’t the assassin care about him?

The state of affairs becomes more painful when Hassan is accused as the prime suspect for the assassinate cases on the social networks. Now he is forced to make up an intelligent plan to restore his destroyed repute.

Hassan Majouni, Leila Hatami, Leili Rashidi, Parinaz Izadyar, Ali Mosaffa and Mina Jafarzadeh are among the flick stars.

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