Overview
In a world turned upside down, former elite police officers must navigate a treacherous new reality.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- gritty
- tense
- disillusioned
- crime movie night
- 1990s cinema retrospective
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Franz and his former secret-police partners lose status and privileges after the political transition, forcing them into a new social order.
Franz discovers that some of his old friends have entered the criminal world while he works as an ordinary police officer.
The former agents' camaraderie, rivalries, and competing loyalties drive the film's tense atmosphere of corruption and disenchantment.
Franz's police work against drug dealers becomes entangled with former colleagues operating on the opposite side of the law.
Films like Pigs, and why
The Departed
post-communist crime, disillusioned former state agents, and hard-edged masculine camaraderie
Infernal Affairs
morally compromised law enforcement, organized crime, and tense undercover allegiances
Eastern Promises
bleak crime drama shaped by institutional corruption and shifting loyalties
Movie Details
- Director
- Władysław Pasikowski
- Release Date
- 1992-11-20
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (100)
Cast
- Bogusław Linda
- Marek Kondrat
- Cezary Pazura
- Janusz Gajos
- Agnieszka Jaskółka
- Olaf Lubaszenko
- Marek Frąckowiak
- Tadeusz Szymków
- Tomasz Dedek
- Ryszard Fischbach
Common questions
- What is Pigs about?
- A disgraced former secret policeman confronts the criminal afterlife of his old comrades as post-communist Poland redraws the lines of loyalty.
- What is Pigs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pigs as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Pigs violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Pigs as brutal.
- Which films are like Pigs?
- Films with a similar feel include The Departed, Infernal Affairs, and Eastern Promises.
- How long is Pigs?
- Pigs runs 104 minutes.
