Iranian Comedy PIG Opens 2/1 In NY and 2/15 in LA

Daricheh Cinema is proud to announce the New York theatrical release of the Iranian black comedy PIG (Khook). After a world premiere at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival (main competition), PIG screened in a number of international festivals, including the American Film Institute Fest (AFI) in Los Angeles, the Seattle International Film Festival and Iranian Film Festival in New York.

PIG is now set to open at New York's IFC Center on February 1, and the Laemmle Theater in Los Angeles on February 15.

Hasan is full of rage. As a blacklisted director, he hasn't been allowed to make a film in years. His favorite actress, Shiva, is impatient and wants to work with other directors. His wife Goli seems to have fallen out of love with him. His daughter Alma is all grown up and independent. His old loving mother is slowly losing her mind. A man-child, almost completely reliant on the women in his life, Hassan might consider casting his attractive stalker Annie if only he could make a film. To make matters worse, Hasan is upset that he is being inexplicably ignored by the serial killer who has been decapitating the country's best filmmakers.

All these frustrations come to a head when, through a series of bizarre misunderstandings, Hasan becomes the prime suspect in the murder case. Social media is abuzz with false accusations, and Hasan must come up with an ingenious plan to restore his reputation...

Director MANI Haghighi (b.1969, Tehran) studied philosophy at McGill University in Montreal before returning to Iran to make films. To the international viewer he's also known for 50 Kilos of Sour Cherries, A Dragon Arrives! (Berlinale Competition) and Modest Reception (Berlinale Forum), among others.

Email Oleg Jelezniakov at oleg@indiestrat.com to request a screening link to the film. PIG is being distributed by Daricheh Cinema in the United States.

PIG opens February 1 at IFC Center in New York, NY, and February 15 at Laemmle's Music Hall and Town Center in Los Angeles, CA.

PIG (KHOOK)
Year: 2018
Running Time: 108
4K DCP
Country: Iran
Language: Farsi with English subtitles