PREVIEW: Pig (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Nicolas Cage (Face/Off), Alex Wolff (Hereditary), Adam Arkin (Under the Rainbow), Nina Belforte (film debut), Gretchen Corbett (Let’s Scare Jessica To Death), Julia Bray (Price Check), Darius Pierce (Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made), Elijah Ungvary (What Happened to Monday)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Michael Sarnoski (film debut), director, writer; Vanessa Block (film debut), writer, producer; Thomas Benski (American Honey), Nicolas Cage (Lord of War), David Carrico (Straight Up), Ben Giladi (Shadow of Truth), Adam Paulsen (Awful Nice), Dori A. Rath (Fear of Rain), Joseph Restaino (Apple of My Eye), Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump) and Dimitra Tsingou (Romeo & Juliet), producers; Alexis Grapsas (The Son of an Afghan Father) and Philip Klein (The Last Full Measure), composers; Patrick Scola (Monsters and Men), cinematographer; Brett W. Bachman (Mandy), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Rob (Cage) is a truffle hunter who lives in near-total isolation within the Oregonian wilderness, with his only companion being his beloved foraging pig. However, when the pig is suddenly kidnapped, Rob is forced to revisit the past he left behind in Portland if he is to retrieve his friend from its takers…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Nicolas Cage goes on a warpath in the name of his pet pig in a film that is far more than just John Wick for those with a taste for pork, as it might also give us one of Cage’s most profound performances in a long while.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH AUGUST 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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