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HEN Hungary- Greece-Germany, 2025, 96 min, color

Hen is György Pálfi’s stunning tale of a determined chicken –  played by eight real-life Hungarian chickens – who departs her wretched life on an industrial farm in search of a safe spot to raise her chicks. On her tumultuous voyage, she encounters the darkness and cruelty of humankind. Landing in a lacklustre restaurant in a Greek seaside village, our plucky protagonist is captured by the elderly proprietor, who lives under the yoke of his daughter’s criminal boyfriend. The adventurous hen navigates human and chicken pecking orders alike, bearing witness to common thievery and the predatory figures involved in the migrant crisis.

György Pálfi

György Pálfi

György Pálfi is one of the most original and provocative Hungarian film directors. He first drew international festival attention with his feature-length debut Hukkle (2002), which stood out for its unconventional visual style and bold auteur voice. Among other awards, the film received the European Discovery Award at the European Film Awards, was screened in the New Directors section, and was included in the Eastern Promises section at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. With his second feature, Taxidermia (2006), Pálfi was selected for the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival. Free Fall (2014) won three awards at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

2002 Hukkle

2006 Taxidermia

2009 I Am Not Your Friend

2014 Free Fall

2018 His Master's Voice

2025 Hen

 

DIRECTOR
György Pálfi
SCRIPT
György Pálfi, Zsófia Ruttkay
CAMERA
Giorgos Karvelas
MUSIC
Szabolcs Szoke
CAST
Ioannis Kokiasmenos, Maria Diakopanagioti, Argyris Pantazaras
PRODUCERS
Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Kostas Lambropoulos, Giorgos Kiriakos
PRODUCTION
Pallas Film GmbH

HEN Hungary- Greece-Germany, 2025, 96 min, color

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