A zany musical comedy about the dramas of villagers and their pigs in the Zagorje hills, narrated by Jesus Christ himself! At the outset of the Croatian War in 1991, plucky Anka (Nataša Dorčić) is privy to numerous secrets and scandals in her town. When her beloved sow Bebe expresses a desire to mate for the first time, Anka plays matchmaker with a strapping Serbian boar. But as the conflict spreads and local men begin enlisting to fight against Serbian forces, will Bebe’s forbidden romance prevail? The third feature from Goran Dukić (Wristcutters: A Love Story) imagines the Croatian landscape with cheery saturated colours and meticulous production design, all infused with good-natured humour and plenty of local flavour.
“Spiced up with emotions, decorated with cutesy animation, and dressed as a period piece, this film manages to keep [its] local taste while telling a universally understandable story.”