The King of Pigs
Dae gi eui wang
“For my next film, I am going to explore the theme of faith in a church setting. It will be more cruel and disturbing.” — Yeun Sang-ho, LA Times
Screenplay: Yeun Sang-ho
Producer: Cho Young-kag
Editors: Yeun Sang-ho, Lee Yeun-jeong
Music: Eom Bean
In Korean with English subtitles
HDCAM
Voices: Yang Ik-june (adult Jung Jong-suk), Oh Jung-se (adult Hwang Kyung-min), Kim Hye-na (Kim Chul-yi), Park Hee-bon (young Hwang Kyung-min), Kim Kkobbi (young Jung Jong-suk)
Festivals: Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight), Sydney 2012
Animation for adults only, Yeun Sang-ho’s violent low-budget anime about bullying and the hierarchies of class marks a bold departure for Korean animation. Kyung-min, a virtually bankrupt businessman and journalist Jong-suk recall their school days 15 years earlier and immerse us in the world of bullying that shaped them.
“A shocking tale of teen violence that’s as allegorical in its animalistic imagery as Lord of the Flies and Shohei Imamura’s works, The King of Pigs announces the arrival of a raw, dark, adult-oriented genre of independent animation in Korea… So far, Japanese manga and film arguably cornered the market on school bullying, but Yeun Sang-ho’s screenplay-direction stands out by situating it within the particulars of Korean society. Ugly, pitiless, and mightily provocative in its representation of human debasement, his satire on class inequality burns like acid.” — Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter
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