Cerdita

Piggy
Director
Carlota Pereda
Country
Spain, France
Year
2021
Genre
Thriller, Fiction
Scriptwriters
Carlota Pereda
Cast
Laura Galán, Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Claudia Salas, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar, José Pastor, Pilar Castro, Chema del Barco and Adrian Grösser.
Production
Morena Films, Backup Studio (France), Cerdita AIE, La Banque Postale, Indéfilms,

Storyline

An overweight teen is bullied by a clique of cool girls poolside while holidaying in her village. The long walk home will change the rest of her life.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Sundance Film Festival 2022
Midnight
Sitges Film Festival 2022
Fantastic Official Section (Out of Competition)
Méliès d'Or Award (Best feature lenght film)
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2022
Critics Award
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2022
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

Forqué Awards 2022
1 nomination:
- Female performance (Laura Galán)
Goyas Awards 2023
6 nominations, 1 award:
Best new director (Carlota Pereda)
Best Adapted Screenplay (Carlota Pereda)
Best Supporting Actress (Carmen Machi)
Best New Actress (Laura Galán) WINNER
Best Production Direction (Sara García)
Best makeup and hairstyling (Paloma Lozano, Nacho Díaz)
Feroz Awards 2023
6 nominations, 1 award:
Best Direction (Carlota Pereda)
Best leading actress (Laura Galán)
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Carmen Machi)
Best screenplay (Carlota Pereda)
Best trailer (Marta Longás for the final trailer) WINNER
Best poster (Eduardo Garcia, Jorge Fuembuena)

Releases

Spain (14 of October 2022)