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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

A strangely gripping and upsetting movie.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic David Parkinson
rated 8

...this noirish Korean anime makes unflinching use of punishing violence in flashing back to show how bullying blighted the lives of two classmates...

Read full review at Empire

Cast & Crew

Yeon Sang-ho
Director
Yeon Sang-ho
Writer
Oh Jung-se
As Hwang Kyeong-min (voice)
Yang Ik-june
As Jeong Jong-seok (voice)
Park Hee-von
As Young Hwang Kyeong-min (voice)
Kim Kkob-bi
As Young Jeong Jong-seok (voice)
Kim Hye-na
As Kim Cheol (voice)

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In this intense animated drama, two former classmates reunite 15 years after their traumatic middle school days. Kyung-min, now a struggling businessman, and Jong-suk, a ghostwriter, reminisce about their experiences as "pigs," the bottom rung of their school's social hierarchy. They were constantly bullied by the "dogs," the wealthy and powerful elite. But when a fearless young rebel named Kim Chul emerged as the "King of Pigs," things took a dark turn. As they explore their past, the two men must confront the sinister truth about Chul's fate and the monstrous lengths they went to in order to survive.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The King of Pigs include Batman: Year One, Inside Out, Your Name., The Illusionist, Kite, The Wind Rises.

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The King of Pigs was released in theaters on November 3, 2011.