"Set in 1899, A Machine for Pigs follows the wealthy industrialist Oswald Mandus, who has returned home from a disastrous expedition to Mexico that ended in tragedy. Struck by a destructive fever, Mandus is haunted by dreams of a dark machine until he mysteriously regains consciousness. Months have passed, unbeknownst to the industry tycoon, and as he emerges from his slumber the roaring engine of a mysterious machine sputters to life."