sticking pigs

Original title: abstechen

Writer Angelika Reitzer visits a farm in Styria, recalling her father’s life as a farmer and his enduring joy in “sticking pigs.” An essay filmed in both black-and-white and color, exploring tradition, modernization, and small utopias.

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