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- BFI identifier566651
- Date2000 (Copyright)
2001-11-16 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, Ireland
- Production company
- SynopsisPig and Runt have been inseparable since they were both born on the same day at the same hospital. But as their seventeenth birthday approaches, the perfect balance between them starts to waver. Runt is sent away to school in Donegal and is forced to adjust to her new environment. But without her, Pig is distraught and becomes obsessed with the thought of saving Runt and spending their birthday together. When Pig turns up at her school, Runt is less than enthusiastic... (Synopsis)
- Work historyFeature debut.
- Genre
- CreditsDirector: Kirsten Sheridan
Developed in association with: BBC Northern Ireland
©/Production Company: Renaissance Films
view all - CastElaine Cassidy (Sinead, 'Runt')
Cillian Murphy (Darren, 'Pig')
Brian O'byrne (Runt's dad)
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Title
Disco Pigs (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/94AE-7331-63BA-8D7D-36BB-TCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
- Collections
- Film / Video
35mm Colour Positive - Safety - Combined - Status pending
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- ArticlesSight and Sound v12 n1 January 2002 - Credits, Review, SynopsisBerlin Film Festival Catalogue v51st 2001 - Credits, SynopsisFilm Ireland n83 Oct/Nov 2001 - InterviewFilm Ireland n76 Jun/Jul 2000 - Credits, Prod. Detailsview all
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Work - 566651 - 2000 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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