Leon the Pig Farmer
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Leon the Pig Farmer | |
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Directed by | Vadim Jean Gary Sinyor |
Produced by | Vadim Jean Gary Sinyor |
Written by | Michael Normand Gary Sinyor |
Music by | David Hughes John Murphy |
Cinematography | Gordon Hickie |
Editing by | Ewa J. Lind |
Release date(s) | February 26, 1993 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | England |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Leon the Pig Farmer is a 1993 comedy about a Jewish estate agent in London who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap, his real father is a swineherd from Yorkshire. It was directed by Vadim Jean and Gary Sinyor, and starred Mark Frankel in the title role.
The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival, while its directors won the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle, the Most Promising Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Zip up your Rhino suit", Global Ideas Bank
- ^ Vadim Jean - Awards, IMDb