Oink (2022 film)

Oink (Dutch: Knor) is a 2022 Dutch stop-motion animated comedy film based on the book The Revenge of Oink by Tosca Menten. It was the first stop motion feature film ever made in the Netherlands.^[2] The film premiered on the 72nd edition of the Berlin Film Festival.^[3] The film won three Golden Calves for Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Production Design. Making it the first animated film to ever win these awards.^[4] It also received the Golden Film, a distinction for Dutch films with more than 100.000 tickets sold during its release.^[5] The film also made it on the shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature but wasn't nominated.^[6][7]

Oink[1]
Theatrical release poster
Original title	Knor
Directed by	Mascha Halberstad
Written by	Tosca Menten Fiona van Heemstra
Produced by	Marleen Slot
Cinematography	Peter Mansfelt
Edited by	Jef Grosfeld
Music by	Rutger Reinders
Distributed by	Viking Film (Netherlands)
Release dates	February 10, 2022 (2022-02-10) (Berlin Film Festival) July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) (Netherlands)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

Plot

Nine-year-old Babs is gifted a pet pig from her grandfather.

King Sausage

In July 2022, It was announced that a prequel of the film is being made. The prequel will have most of the same voice cast and will take place 25 years before the events of the first film.^[8] The 20-minute-long short film is titled King Sausage and follows the parents of Babs.^[9]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10.^[10]