‘Pig’ Movie: How Far Would You Go to Find Your Stolen Truffle Pig? Nicolas Cage of His New Release Movie

Pig is a 2021 American thriller drama film co-written and directed by Michael Sarnoski in his directorial debut. It stars Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff and Adam Arkin, and follows a truffle forager whose beloved truffle-finding pig goes missing. It was released theatrically in the United States on July 16, 2021, by Neon.

The film received acclaim from critics, who praised its direction and themes, as well as Cage’s performance; many critics ranked it among the best of his career and as a return to form for the actor.

A man’s pig gets taken in the woods outside Portland. Rob (Nicolas Cage) is a witchy truffle forager who used to be a chef—a Michelin-starred Baba Yaga, a gastronomical Radagast—and now sells his pig’s finds to support his solitary life. What follows isn’t a vengeance story. Taken is not a porcine. Pig, writer/director Michael Sarnoski’s ambitious debut, is a startling and calculated examination of the male response to bereavement. Pig unearths big issues by meticulously sniffing out the specifics of its microcosm, starring Nicolas Cage in one of his most effective recent variations, developing Mandy’s quiet force of nature to an extinct volcano of scabbed-over agony.

It’s a little exaggerated, but in a forgotten and built-up way that feels more hidden than amazing. The sparse and expansive script allows its performers, notably Cage, to fill in the blanks. Whereas some of Cage’s most enthralling experiments used to be based on frenetic delivery and expressionistic expressions, it appears that silence, stillness, genuine hurt, and downcast eyes now captivate him. Cage may be heard scraping the rust off Rob’s speech, grinding the interpersonal gears like the rusty vehicle he attempts and fails to drive into town.

The movie takes the anxiety away from their quest, replacing it with drawn-out tension. It’s slow and sensuous, with a score that kicks in as discreetly as good seasoning, but it loves silence more. Partially, this serves to give us breathing room to digest what we’re seeing and puzzle out the relationship between the emotions we feel and the specifics of the narrative. Partially, it underlines the unhealthy ways in which its men all deal with tragedy.