''Pig'' () is a 2018 Iranian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Mani Haghighi. It was selected to compete for the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...

in the main competition section at the

68th Berlin International Film Festival The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President. American film director Wes Anderson's animated film ''Isle of Dogs (film), Isle of Dogs'' opened th ...

Plot

A film director is blacklisted and is barred from directing films, forcing him to go into directing commercials. His actress leaves him to pursue a career with other actors. Whilst this is occurring, film directors are being killed off one by one, with their heads severed and the word 'pig' imprinted on their foreheads. The film director wonders why the serial killer didn't come after him.

Cast

* Hassan Majooni *

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* Leili Rashidi *

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* Ali Mosaffa * Meena Jafarzadeh * Ainaz Azarhoush * Soheila Razavi * Siamak Ansari *

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as herself * Payman Maadi as himself * Vishka Asayesh as herself * Saber Abar as himself *

Mahsa Hejazi Mahsa Hejazi (Persian: مهسا حجازی; born October 8, 1994) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles as a deaf-mute woman in ''World War III'' (2022), and as Shirin Nejat in '' Tasian'' (2025). In 2024, Hejazi earned a Hafez ...

References

External links

* 2018 films 2018 comedy films Iranian comedy films 2010s Persian-language films Films directed by Mani Haghighi 2010s serial killer films Films about film directors and producers {{2010s-comedy-film-stub