My Sister, the Pig Lady

My Sister, the Pig Lady (Korean: 돼지 같은 여자; lit. 'A Pig-like Woman') is a 2015 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Jang Moon-il.^[1][2][3][4] It was invited to the 39th Montreal World Film Festival as part of their World Greats selection.^[5][6] The film also won Grand Prize at the Osaka Asian Film Festival.^[7][8]

My Sister, the Pig Lady
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Jang Moon-il
Written by	Jang Moon-il
Produced by	Kim Sang-young Han Sang-bum
Starring	Hwang Jung-eum Lee Jong-hyuk Choi Yeo-jin Park Jin-ju
Cinematography	Kim Young-ho Lee Tae-oh
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung Han Young-gyu
Music by	Jung Cha-sik
Production company	ifilm Corporation
Distributed by	CGV Arthouse
Release date	September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Plot

In a small seaside village, where all the young men have left for the city, three young women, Jae-hwa, Yoo-ja, and Mi-ja hope to catch the eye of Joon-seob, the only eligible bachelor left in town. Jae-hwa has plans to make her family prosperous by raising pigs, but the endeavor is more difficult than she imagined: the pigs keep wandering away. They roam the town and every now and then get stuck in a rut. A rumor spreads that Jae-hwa's mother is having an affair. Not that it matters to her father, who is generally drunk, or to her younger brother, who keeps getting into fights. Joon-seob, who has stood by Jae-hwa despite her family's stream of misfortunes finally take his relationship with Jae-hwa to the next level, and they begin dating. But Yoo-ja and Mi-ja are not about to give up. They begin to scheme...

Cast

• Hwang Jung-eum as Jae-hwa
• Lee Jong-hyuk as Joon-seob
• Choi Yeo-jin as Yoo-ja
• Park Jin-ju as Mi-ja