Pig Heart Boy (1999)
1h 44m
Running Time
December 7, 1999Release Date
Pig Heart Boy (1999)
1h 44m
Running Time
December 7, 1999Release Date
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Plot.
Cameron, a 13-year-old boy whose heart is failing. The only possible solution is an experimental transplant operation in which he's given a pig's heart. His father is determined to try anything to keep him alive, but his mother is not so sure.
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Pig-Heart Boy is a children's novel by Malorie Blackman, which was first published in 1997. Described by the Guardian as 'A powerful story' it shows the life of a teenage boy with a viral heart transplant. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. The novel was adapted into a television series, which was broadcast by Children's BBC in 1999.