A Pig by Giga Kiklivadze is an amiable Georgian feature shot on a shoestring budget that riffs on the theme of the "stupid" crook. Here the protagonists are a couple of slightly goofy, foul mouthed losers (they steal railway ties at night) who "accidentally" kidnap hapless Bachana, after he wanders into their backyard by mistake. To raise the ransom money of 300 GEL ($100) Bachana's dad will have to sell a pig at the local market while his son waits chained to a large cooking pot in ramshackle kitchen somewhere in backwoods Georgia. It's a chilling premise that has all the potential for a grim ending, but the audience soon realizes our "dumb and dumber" perps aren't really bad guys and they soon begin laughing at their inane curses and mannerisms. The director's wry, deadpan style brings out the absurdity of the situation. The film won the Human Rights prize at the Tbilisi International Festival - probably because it shows how down-at-the-heels much of Georgia still is.
Review of Pig
