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The Advocate

Play trailer Poster for The Advocate R,  1993,  1h 42m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 82% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
82% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Hoping to escape the complications of 15th-century Paris, young lawyer Richard Courtois (Colin Firth) takes a job as a public defender in a rural area. There he finds himself defending a pig accused of murdering a Jewish boy. Squaring off against a determined prosecutor (Donald Pleasence) and Catholic priest (Ian Holm), Richard defends the animal, which is owned by a beautiful gypsy woman, Samira (Amina Annabi). The medieval justice system and local superstitions mingle as the case plays out.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
A quirky British film that seems to aim halfway between Monty Python and Sommersby. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jul 10, 2025
4/5
…The Hour of the Pig is an obscure but actually great little British film that’s sexy, funny and educational at the same time, with a cruel sense of historical irony that few films can match… Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Aug 31, 2022
B
Far from being a stuffy period piece, the movie is fun and intellectually engaging. Go to Full Review
Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot Mar 14, 2022
3/4
Among the irreverence is the fact that modern slang is often sprinkled amid the medieval talk... Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Sep 30, 2005
2/5
Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Mar 24, 2005
4/5
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Cast & Crew

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Leslie Megahey

Director

Colin Firth

Richard Courtois

Lysette Anthony

Filette d'Auferre

Ian Holm

Albertus

Donald Pleasence

Pincheon

Amina Annabi

Samira

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