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‘Hen’ Follows a Chicken Escaping a Greek Factory Farm
Hungarian filmmaker György Pálfi’s film “Hen” follows a chicken through a story set in Greece.
The black Leghorn is taken from her flock because of her plumage at a factory farm, then escapes while being driven away to be cooked.
A dog brings her to a ramshackle seaside restaurant, where she tries to survive and may eventually lay eggs.
The film is told largely from the chicken’s perspective, so human problems stay in the background.
Those problems include Europe’s migrant crisis, protests involving citizens and riot police, and human trafficking.
The story uses the chicken’s viewpoint to frame these wider troubles, while drawing humor from her limited understanding of them.
The film “Hen” follows a chicken that escapes a Greek factory farm and ends up at a seaside restaurant.
Hungarian filmmaker György Pálfi tells the story from the chicken’s perspective.
The black Leghorn is singled out because of her plumage, and a worker plans to take her home for dinner.
After escaping from the worker’s truck, she is caught by a dog and carried to the restaurant.
The film’s human backdrop includes Europe’s migrant crisis, protests and human trafficking.
- Who
- A black Leghorn hen, played by Feri and seven stunt doubles, is the central character.
- What
- Hen” follows the chicken’s escape from a Greek factory farm and her arrival at a seaside restaurant.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The story takes place in Greece, including at a factory farm and a seaside restaurant.
- Why
- A worker selects the hen because of her plumage and plans to take her home for dinner; she escapes.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The hen hatches.
A worker takes the hen in his truck, intending to bring her home for dinner.
The hen escapes from the truck.
A dog named Titan catches the hen and carries her to its owner’s seaside restaurant.
- Film
- Hen
- Director
- György Pálfi
- Farm location
- Greece
- Hen
- A black Leghorn played by Feri and seven stunt doubles
- Restaurant owner
- Yannis Kokiasmenos
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What people are saying
Look into the eyes of a chicken, and you will see real stupidity. It is a kind of bottomless stupidity, a fiending stupidity. They are the most horrifying, cannibalistic, and nightmarish creatures in the world.