Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

A family gathering gone wild! That's how you could describe the annual pig slaughter, which takes place in one family and one cottage in a remote village in the equally remote Osoblažsko region.

Mord
Czechia, Slovakia 2024
  • English
85 min.
12+
  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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A pig slaughter happens every year at the old folks’ place in Osoblaha. It’s the only day of the year when the whole family gathers to rejoice, complain, eat, drink, and just live. But this year is different because Grandpa is unsure how to tell his son-in-law Karel that this will be the last slaughter. Karel’s daughter Romana misses her mother and her sister Lucie’s marriage is falling apart. Lucie’s son Dušan is lost in the clashes of the female and male worlds, Uncle Šupina is already drunk, the butcher Tonda is hiding the fact that his bullets are damp and the neighbor is plotting revenge on everyone for his miserable life. Throughout such a day, the resilience of mutual bonds is tested, revealing the strength and fragility of relationships formed by traditions, love, and grievances.

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Credits
Director: Adam Martinec
Screenplay: Adam Martinec
Cinematography: David Hofmann
Music: Jonatán Pastirčák
Sound: Miki Kocáb, Peter Hilčanský
Editing: Matěj Sláma
Production Design: Aneta Grňáková
Producer: Matěj Paclík
Costumes: Zuzana Formánková
Cast: Karel Martinec, Miloslav Čížek, Pavlína Balner, Aleš Bílík, Albert Čuba, Karin Bílíková, Kristina Kaniová, Antonín Budínský, Lubomír Velička, Jan Koloničný
Awards

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

2024 – Adam Martinec (Special Mention – Crystal Globe Competition)

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  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.