Squeal

And while it is not a great film or maybe even a good film (that is debatable) there are moments that make it worthwhile.

If you like black humor, and you are ready for a cinematographic fantasy trip and alternative universes of very aggressive realities, this option coming from Latvia, won't be a disappointment. [Full review in Spanish] -Rincón de cine

One can’t quite help but feel that Karapetian himself was grasping for straws here, floundering about in the hay with talking-points about servitude and human nature before occasionally striking gold.

Aik Karapetian's Squeal lies somewhere between the macabre fairy tales of the past and happy endings audiences know today, with pitch-black humor.



Not quite fairy tale or horror film, SQUEAL offers a fanciful allegory for fans of art house cinema.

Squeal is an interesting mix, juggling elements of fable and black comedy...

Macabre, darkly funny and wildly entertaining. You might want to take a long, hot shower afterwards.

That’s part of what makes Squeal so enticing, as the film allows multiple readings about vile work structures, the possibility of being happy in an abusive relationship, animal abuse, and even the meaning of freedom itself.

Playing out tropes familiar from torture porn, while inverting the usual gender dynamics of that subgenre, Samuels Travels is an absurdist fable of freedom and slavery, with a BDSM kink in its porcine tail.