Leon the Pig Farmer


1h 38m 1992

Brief Synopsis

With the realization that he was the result of a mix-up at an artificial insemination clinic, an honest Jewish boy goes in search of his real father, a gentile pig farmer.

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1992
Distribution Company
Electric Pictures/Contemporary Films Ltd; Fox Lorber Home Video
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 38m

Synopsis

With the realization that he was the result of a mix-up at an artificial insemination clinic, an honest Jewish boy goes in search of his real father, a gentile pig farmer.

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1992
Distribution Company
Electric Pictures/Contemporary Films Ltd; Fox Lorber Home Video
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 38m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Directors Gary Sinyor and Vadim Jean were the co-recipients of an Evening Standard Award for most promising newcomer (1993).

Released in United States Fall September 10, 1993

Released in United States September 21, 1994

Released in United States 1992

Released in United States August 1992

Released in United States September 1992

Released in United States January 1993

Released in United States October 1993

Released in United States April 1994

Won International Critics' Prize, Venice Film Festival 1992.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 15-30, 1992.

Shown at Venice Film Festival (Critics' Week) September 1-12, 1992.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 7-17, 1993.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 1-17, 1993.

Released in United States Fall September 10, 1993

Released in United States September 21, 1994 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States 1992 (Won International Critics' Prize, Venice Film Festival 1992.)

Released in United States August 1992 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 15-30, 1992.)

Released in United States September 1992 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Critics' Week) September 1-12, 1992.)

Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival April 7-17, 1994.

Began shooting March 9, 1992.

Completed shooting April 15, 1992.

Released in United States January 1993 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 7-17, 1993.)

Released in United States October 1993 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 1-17, 1993.)

Released in United States April 1994 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival April 7-17, 1994.)