Nicolas Cage plays Robin, a truffle hunter who lives with his pet pig in the Oregonian wilderness. When his pig is stolen, he enlists Amir, a business associate played by Alex Wolff, to help track down those responsible. Their journey takes them to a variety of locations in Portland, including restaurants and underground fighting rings in their quest to retrieve Robin's beloved pig. You would not be faulted for thinking those locations are non-sequiturs and don't belong in the film's universe.

But that's not really what the film Pig is about. In a refreshing diversion from remakes, reboots, and superhero movies, Pig starts off very strong and tries to tackle the many concepts of loss and grief, but it loses much of its personality when the search for the pig becomes a long and strange criss-crossing of Portland. Cage's subdued performance is a great contrast to his recent works, but Wolff's Amir is where the movie is most interesting.

• Release Year: 2021
• Genre: Thriller
• Starring: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin.
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• Summary: A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.

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