Piggy (2022 film)
Updated: 12/20/2025, 1:13:24 PM Wikipedia source
Piggy (Spanish: Cerdita) is a 2022 horror thriller film written and directed by Carlota Pereda, based on her 2019 short film of the same name. The cast, led by Laura Galán (who reprises her role from the short film), also features Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Claudia Salas, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar and Pilar Castro. Piggy premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2022, before its theatrical release in Spain (14 October 2022) and France (2 November 2022). It earned six nominations to the 37th Goya Awards, winning Best New Actress (Galán).
Infobox
Spanish
Cerdita
Directed by
Carlota Pereda
Screenplay by
Carlota Pereda
Based on
Piggy (short film)by Carlota Pereda
Produced by
Merry Colomer
Starring
mw- Laura Galán Richard Holmes Carmen Machi Irene Ferreiro Camille Aguilar Claudia Salas Pilar Castro
Cinematography
Rita Noriega
Edited by
David Pelegrín
Music by
Olivier Arson
Productioncompanies
Morena Films Backup Studio Cerdita AIE La Banque Postale Indéfilms
Distributed by
Filmax (Spain)Backup Films (France)
Release dates
24 January 2022 (2022-01-24) (Sundance) 14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) (Spain) 2 November 2022 (2022-11-02) (France)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
SpainFrance
Language
Spanish
Budget
€2.5 million
Box office
$409,224
Tables
· Accolades
2022
2022
Year
2022
Award
40th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Category
Critics Selection
Nominee(s)
Won
17th Fantastic Fest
17th Fantastic Fest
Year
17th Fantastic Fest
Award
Best Picture (Horror Competition)
Category
Won
15th Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
15th Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
Year
15th Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
Award
Méliès d'Argent
Category
Won
55th Sitges Film Festival
55th Sitges Film Festival
Year
55th Sitges Film Festival
Award
Méliès d'Or
Category
Won
27th Toulouse Spanish Film Festival
27th Toulouse Spanish Film Festival
Year
27th Toulouse Spanish Film Festival
Award
Best Actress
Category
Laura Galán
Nominee(s)
Won
28th Forqué Awards
28th Forqué Awards
Year
28th Forqué Awards
Award
Best Film Actress
Category
Laura Galán
Nominee(s)
Nominated
2023
2023
Year
2023
Award
10th Feroz Awards
Category
Best Director
Nominee(s)
Carlota Pereda
Result
Nominated
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Year
Best Screenplay
Award
Carlota Pereda
Category
Nominated
Best Actress in a Film
Best Actress in a Film
Year
Best Actress in a Film
Award
Laura Galán
Category
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Film
Best Supporting Actress in a Film
Year
Best Supporting Actress in a Film
Award
Carmen Machi
Category
Nominated
Best Film Poster
Best Film Poster
Year
Best Film Poster
Award
Eduardo Garcia, Jorge Fuembuena
Category
Nominated
Best Trailer
Best Trailer
Year
Best Trailer
Award
Marta Longás
Category
Won
78th CEC Medals
78th CEC Medals
Year
78th CEC Medals
Award
Best New Director
Category
Carlota Pereda
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Year
Best Supporting Actress
Award
Carmen Machi
Category
Nominated
Best New Actress
Best New Actress
Year
Best New Actress
Award
Laura Galán
Category
Won
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Year
Best Adapted Screenplay
Award
Carlota Pereda
Category
Nominated
37th Goya Awards
37th Goya Awards
Year
37th Goya Awards
Award
Best New Director
Category
Carlota Pereda
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Year
Best Adapted Screenplay
Award
Carlota Pereda
Category
Nominated
Best New Actress
Best New Actress
Year
Best New Actress
Award
Laura Galán
Category
Won
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Year
Best Supporting Actress
Award
Carmen Machi
Category
Nominated
Best Makeup and Hairstyles
Best Makeup and Hairstyles
Year
Best Makeup and Hairstyles
Award
Paloma Lozano, Nacho Díaz
Category
Nominated
Best Production Supervision
Best Production Supervision
Year
Best Production Supervision
Award
Sara García
Category
Nominated
31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards
31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards
Year
31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards
Award
Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role
Category
Carmen Machi
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best New Actress
Best New Actress
Year
Best New Actress
Award
Laura Galán
Category
Won
10th Platino Awards
10th Platino Awards
Year
10th Platino Awards
Award
Best Actress
Category
Laura Galán
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Year
Best Supporting Actress
Award
Carmen Machi
Category
Nominated
1st Rolling Stone en Español Awards
1st Rolling Stone en Español Awards
Year
1st Rolling Stone en Español Awards
Award
Fiction Feature Film of the Year
Category
Piggy
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Performance of the Year
Performance of the Year
Year
Performance of the Year
Award
Sara Galán
Category
Nominated
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | 40th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival | Critics Selection | Won | ||
| 17th Fantastic Fest | Best Picture (Horror Competition) | Won | |||
| 15th Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival | Méliès d'Argent | Won | |||
| 55th Sitges Film Festival | Méliès d'Or | Won | |||
| 27th Toulouse Spanish Film Festival | Best Actress | Laura Galán | Won | ||
| 28th Forqué Awards | Best Film Actress | Laura Galán | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | 10th Feroz Awards | Best Director | Carlota Pereda | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Carlota Pereda | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress in a Film | Laura Galán | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Carmen Machi | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Poster | Eduardo Garcia, Jorge Fuembuena | Nominated | |||
| Best Trailer | Marta Longás | Won | |||
| 78th CEC Medals | Best New Director | Carlota Pereda | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Carmen Machi | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Laura Galán | Won | |||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Carlota Pereda | Nominated | |||
| 37th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Carlota Pereda | Nominated | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Carlota Pereda | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Laura Galán | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Carmen Machi | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Paloma Lozano, Nacho Díaz | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Supervision | Sara García | Nominated | |||
| 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Carmen Machi | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actress | Laura Galán | Won | |||
| 10th Platino Awards | Best Actress | Laura Galán | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Carmen Machi | Nominated | |||
| 1st Rolling Stone en Español Awards | Fiction Feature Film of the Year | Piggy | Nominated | ||
| Performance of the Year | Sara Galán | Nominated | |||
References
- Spanish: diminutive of cerda ('Female pig')
- British Board of Film Classificationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230109235515/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/piggy-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtmtawmtg1nzg
- Piggy (2022)https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10399608/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2022/film/global/sundance-horror-thriller-piggy-carlota-pereda-1235160899/#article-comments
- Sensacinehttps://www.sensacine.com/peliculas/album/album-18594113/
- RogerEbert.comhttps://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sundance-2022-hatching-piggy-meet-me-in-the-bathroom
- Mediaparthttps://blogs.mediapart.fr/cedric-lepine/blog/260922/feffs-2022-piggy-cerdita-de-carlota-pereda
- rtve.eshttps://www.rtve.es/noticias/20211210/cerdita-opera-prima-carlota-pereda-tendra-su-estreno-mundial-sundance/2237840.shtml
- Audiovisual451https://www.audiovisual451.com/finaliza-en-extremadura-el-rodaje-de-cerdita-primer-largometraje-de-carlota-pereda/
- Audiovisual451https://www.audiovisual451.com/cerdita-de-carlota-pereda-tendra-su-estreno-mundial-en-la-seccion-midnight-del-festival-de-sundance-2022/
- Piggyhttps://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/406186/
- Audiovisual451https://www.audiovisual451.com/cerdita-un-rodaje-sostenible-y-con-la-conciliacion-familiar-como-bandera/
- La Razónhttps://www.larazon.es/cultura/20220125/yed3zhxzefbgzfji6nuaouqrfi.html
- El Correohttps://web.archive.org/web/20210628223519/https://www.elcorreo.com/butaca/en-rodaje/cerdita-thriller-rural-20210628120120-ntrc.html
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sundance-2022-lineup-lena-dunham-kanye-west-princess-diana-1235059732/
- Fotogramashttps://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a38482051/cerdita-estreno-mundial-festival-sundance/
- HorrorDNAhttps://www.horrordna.com/movies/piggy-carlota-pereda-movie-review
- Canal Extremadurahttps://www.canalextremadura.es/audio/cerdita-la-pelicula-rodada-en-la-vera-triunfa-en-el-festival-de-san-sebastian
- Fotogramashttps://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/g37136546/peliculas-esperadas-estrenos-2022/
- Box Office Prohttps://www.boxofficepro.fr/backup-districup-sort-le-fantastique-piggy-en-novembre/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2022/film/news/magnet-releasing-carlota-pereda-piggy-sundance-1235176274/
- Screen Dailyhttps://www.screendaily.com/news/vertigo-acquires-uk-and-ireland-rights-to-charades-sundance-title-piggy-exclusive/5167950.article
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/piggy-trailer-carlota-pereda-sundance-1234765079/
- Piggyhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/piggy_2022
- Screen Dailyhttps://www.screendaily.com/reviews/piggy-sundance-review/5166629.article
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/piggy-review-1235162810/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/piggy-cerdita-sundance-2022-1235076011/
- Cadena SERhttps://cadenaser.com/nacional/2022/12/23/las-10-mejores-peliculas-espanolas-de-2022-en-un-ano-espectacular-para-nuestro-cine-cadena-ser/
- El Periódico de Catalunyahttps://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20221219/las-10-mejores-peliculas-espanolas-de-2022-80177376
- El Mundohttps://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2022/12/18/639c7626fc6c8374158b45ad.html
- deed.newshttps://web.archive.org/web/20221209161209/https://www.deed.news/news/brussels-international-fantastic-film-festival-2022-winners/
- TheWraphttps://www.thewrap.com/fantastic-fest-2022-awards-winners-list/
- Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsacehttps://www.dna.fr/culture-loisirs/2022/10/02/le-festival-du-film-fantastique-se-termine-attachment-repart-avec-l-octopus-d-or
- Europa Presshttps://www.europapress.es/catalunya/noticia-pelicula-cerdita-premio-melies-oro-festival-sitges-20221011192158.html
- La Dépêche du Midihttps://www.ladepeche.fr/2022/10/15/cinespana-2022-el-agua-violette-dor-10738582.php
- rtve.eshttps://www.rtve.es/noticias/20221107/nominaciones-premios-forque-alcarras-bestas-cinco-lobitos-modelo/2408151.shtml
- rtve.eshttps://www.rtve.es/noticias/20221217/premios-forque-as-bestas-apagon/2412170.shtml
- Vanitatishttps://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/famosos/2023-01-29/premios-feroz-2023-directo-alfombra-roja-premiados_3565881/
- Cine con Ñhttps://cineconn.es/nominaciones-a-las-medallas-cec-2023/
- Audiovisual451https://www.audiovisual451.com/as-bestas-brilla-en-los-premios-del-circulo-de-escritores-cinematograficos-cec/
- Cadena SERhttps://cadenaser.com/nacional/2023/02/12/ganadores-de-los-premios-goya-2023-lista-completa-de-premiados-en-la-gala-cadena-ser/
- Fotogramashttps://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a42718434/union-de-actores-2023-nominados-ganadores/
- Womanhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230309184700/https://woman.elperiodico.com/moda/2023/03/09/amaia-salamanca-traje-cut-outs-84384051
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/music/latin/rolling-stone-en-espanol-awards-nominations-list-bad-bunny-rosalia-1235390425/