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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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Leslie Felperin Guardian 4d
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 Hannah Strong Little White Lies 4d
4/5
It’s a strange, uniquely compelling film, empathetic enough to make any carnivore think twice about their chicken nuggets while never becoming a screed about meat-eating or farming. Go to Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times 5d
5/5
Mundane routines acquire a creeping dread, with barns, kitchens and farmyards becoming landscapes of unspoken terror as the heroine clucks her way through a compelling story. Go to Full Review Alistair Harkness Scotsman 4d
4/5
A smart and surprising film. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Movies We Texted About 6d
The fact the hen’s story is told in the bleakest possible way, with humans behaving as badly as possible to each other, may well be realistic. It’s certainly dramatic. But it’s really not fun to watch. Go to Full Review Carmen Paddock The Skinny May 18
4/5
With excellent sound design, inventive chicken-eye-level camera angles, and an entirely real cast of animals (there's no CGI or AI, and none were harmed in the making), Hen is a mini marvel. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Gyorgy Palfi

Director

Yannis Kokiasmenos

Actor

Maria Diakopanayotou

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Argyris Pandazaras

Actor

Antonis Kafetzopoulos

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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