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Piggy

Cerdita

2022

Carlota Pereda

Laura Galán, Carmen Machi, Julián Valcárcel, Richard Holmes ...

5.8

9,900

Thriller. Drama. Horror For Sara, summer just means dealing with constant teasing from other girls in her small town. But it all comes to an end when a stranger comes to town and kidnaps her tormentors.

	Media	Author	Review
		Jonathan Holland Screendaily	"Compelling and subtle (...) a film which manages to be both audience-friendly and authentically unsettling"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"Pereda’s viciously impressive debut uses standard genre shocks almost as macguffins; it’s the all-too-recognizable horror of brutalized adolescence that really makes us wince."
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"This disturbing psychological drama spirals into blood-drenched horror, its wild genre extremities never disguising the feeling that its social commentary on violence and abuse comes from a very real and personal place"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"Piggy gives viewers a lot to chew on in this intimate morality tale carried by Galán’s haunting performance (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"[It] has a slow-burn intensity that culminates in a superb ending and, though the film could have had tighter writing, is a satisfying watch (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Phuong Le The Guardian	"Laura Galán is a delight as an awkward teen caught in a web of small-town gossip and murder in this socially conscious Spanish slasher (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"It has all the makings of a classic horror movie, but also offers quite a twist. Equal parts revenge story and bloody horror, you’ll want to watch this (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jasmine Lane Austin Chronicle	"Writer/director Carlota Pereda’s piercing horror drama about a bullied teen with the revenge opportunity of a lifetime takes the genre in a surprisingly intimate direction (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Carlos Aguilar The Playlist	"Whatever quibbles one may have with the director’s construction of the character, what’s not up for debate is how astonishingly committed Galán is to the brutal physicality of the role"
		Brandon Zachary CBR	"[It] is a well-directed thriller and dark exploration of morality that is elevated by a truly impressive lead performance from Laura Galán"
		Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"When it should be jostling us in one way or another, 'Piggy' feels like it's just killing time (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Steven Scaife Slant	"Carlota Pereda’s deviously clever exploration of human cruelty (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Jude Dry IndieWire	"The whole film hangs on Galán, who delivers a forcefully transformative performance as only a fresh face can"
		J Hurtado Screen Anarchy	"The narrow image space conveys a kind of solitude and claustrophobia that reflects Sara's myopic world view (...) It's a brilliant, deliberate choice that supports the narrative and thematic thrust of the film in a novel way"
		Luke Y. Thompson AV Club	"Carlota Pereda adds a major swerve that takes things in a different direction from the usual underdog vengeance tale"
		Wendy Ide The Guardian	"Director Carlota Pereda shows real promise as a genre film-maker (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"Pereda and her crew maintain an artful approach throughout, with stark lighting that keeps the focus on faces and bodies, showing how all these characters are vulnerable to abuse, both physical and emotional"
		Natalia Keogan Paste Magazine	"It still feels like there's something missing. What's present is so incredibly promising that it's almost disappointing the film doesn't wrestle with something bigger than bullying"
		K. Austin Collins Rolling Stone	"Galán is an actor worth keeping an eye on, a very canny choice for a movie so poised to walk tonal tightropes, drifting between misery and humor, shame and shamelessness"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"It promises far more than it delivers (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Marta Bałaga Cineuropa	"Carlota Martínez Pereda dabbles in Carrie mythos, delivering the kind of film that will put you off Spanish holidays for life (...) An exceptionally skilful work"

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