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Letter to a Pig

A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life.
A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.

Festivals and Awards:

Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2022

Director: Tal Kantor

Producer: Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Amit Gicelter

Production Company: Miyu Productions, The Hive Studio

Cinematographer: Arbel Rom

Editor: Efrat Berger

Soundtrack Editor: Erez Eyni Shavit

Original Soundtrack: Pierre Oberkampf

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Gesher Film Fund, CNC, ARTE, CICLIC

Colourist / Online Editor: Tal Kantor, Dafi Ben-Ami

Visual Effects: Shahar Davis

Cast: Moriyah Meerson, Alex Peleg, Ayelet Margalit, Indra Maharik

Script: Tal Kantor

Subtitles: English, French

Film Name in Hebrew: מכתב לחזיר

A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life.
A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.

Festivals and Awards:

Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2022

 

Director: Tal Kantor

Producer: Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Amit Gicelter

Production Company: Miyu Productions, The Hive Studio

Cinematographer: Arbel Rom

Editor: Efrat Berger

Soundtrack Editor: Erez Eyni Shavit

Original Soundtrack: Pierre Oberkampf

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Gesher Film Fund, CNC, ARTE, CICLIC

Colourist / Online Editor: Tal Kantor, Dafi Ben-Ami

Visual Effects: Shahar Davis

Cast: Moriyah Meerson, Alex Peleg, Ayelet Margalit, Indra Maharik

Script: Tal Kantor

Subtitles: English, French

Film Name in Hebrew: מכתב לחזיר

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