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ŚWINKI

ŚWINKI

Robert Gliński 2009 93 min Poland

Karaman Cinema September 14, 2010 22:45

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PIGGIES -Robert Gliński

In the local, borderline slang “piggies” mean prostituting teenagers. Children who sell themselves not only for money, but most often for anything: cosmetics, clothes, electronic devices.
The hero of the “Piggies” is Tomek, a sixteen-year-old boy who lives with his parents close to the border. One day Tomek discovers the secret of his school friend, Ciemny. Ciemny and some other 14-16 year-old boys sell themselves to German paedophiles. Marta is Tomek’s girlfriend. Tomek tries to earn some money to make her dreams come true. But the only sure way to earn money in this small town is to do what Ciemny is doing. Tomek becomes the star of the night excursions to Germany.
After a brutal rape of which he is the victim, he starts to organise himself young boys for the Germans.
One of them will die…

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Robert Gliński

One of the most renowned Polish film directors and screenwriters. His first feature movie “Sunday Pranks” became famous long before its release and was awarded Gold Ducat and FIPRESCI Award at the Mannheim Film Festival.
Robert Gliński – born 1952 in Warsaw. A graduate of the Warsaw Technical University (Faculty of Architecture 1975), and of the Lodz Film School (Film Directing). He has also worked in theaters and for TV. Director of many documentary films. Robert Glinski is a professor and from October 2008 the chancellor of the National Film School in Lodz (Poland).