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Leon the Pig Farmer [3] British comedy about a Jewish estate agent in London who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in Yorkshire . It was directed by Vadim Jean and Gary Sinyor , and starred Mark Frankel in the title role.[3]
The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival ,[4] [5] Evening Standard British Film Awards , and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the Edinburgh International Film Festival .[6]
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Jewish estate agent Leon Geller, who lives in London , discovers his father is not actually local businessman Sidney Geller but Yorkshire Dales pig farmer Brian Chadwick.[7]
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References
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^ a b c "Leon the Pig Farmer" . British Film Institute . Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013 .
^ Allan, Yoram, ed. (2001). Contemporary British and Irish film directors : a wallflower critical guide . London: Wallflower. p. 314. ISBN 1-903364-21-3
^ "How dare you, Ken!" . The Independent . London. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017 .
^ Akbar, Arifa (30 May 2009). "Director hands back award in protest at Loach" . The Independent . London. Retrieved 14 September 2017 .
^ Russon, Scott (14 October 2015). "Leon The Pig Farmer" . Empire . Retrieved 14 September 2017 .
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