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Hen

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"With great power comes great responsibility" -- but what if the hero is just a hen? Escaping from a chicken farm, she finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) 2d
The jolly Balkan music of the score suggests this avian adventure will be a lighthearted affair, but the low, chicken’s-eye lens captures an increasingly bleak human drama as it unfolds. Go to Full Review Miriam Balanescu Empire Magazine 4d
4/5
This Hungarian-language drama is a wild, surreal, harrowing and funny ride that may even win you over to veganism. Think Chicken Run for intellectuals.  Go to Full Review Leslie Felperin Guardian May 21
4/5
The film is an amazing feat of animal training and deft editing, and it’s all so weirdly cheering. Go to Full Review Alistair Harkness Scotsman May 21
4/5
A smart and surprising film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Gyorgy Palfi

Director

Yannis Kokiasmenos

Actor

Maria Diakopanayotou

Actor

Argyris Pandazaras

Actor

Antonis Kafetzopoulos

Actor

Argyris Pantazaras

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Movie Info

Synopsis "With great power comes great responsibility" -- but what if the hero is just a hen? Escaping from a chicken farm, she finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.
Director
Gyorgy Palfi
Producer
Martin Hampel, Thanassis Karathanos, Costas Lambropoulos, Giorgos Kiriakos
Screenwriter
Gyorgy Palfi, Zsofia Ruttkay
Production Co
View Master Films, Pallas Film, Twenty Twenty Vision
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Greek
Runtime
1h 36m