Film
Hen (15)
Dir. György Pálfi, Germany/Greece, 2025, 96 minutes. In Greek and English with English subtitles. Cast. Yannis Kokiasmenos, Maria Diakopanayotou, Argyris Pandazaras and many hens.
A determined Leghorn chicken (played by eight real-life chickens named Eszti, Szandi, Feri, Enci, Eti, Enikő, Nóra, and Anett) flees her wretched life on a Greek industrial farm in cult director György Pálfi’s impressive latest film. Comic, thrilling and emotive, HEN is shot from its feathered heroine’s point of view as she escapes certain dangers and finds her way to a crumbling seaside restaurant. At first it seems a place of refuge, but there, she quickly becomes witness to the human tragedies unfolding around her, including the horrific cruelty of the migrant crisis.
Drawing parallels between people’s ill-treatment of animals and each other, HEN recalls other creature led titles like EO, GUNDA and COW in its effective and compelling use of an innocent animal protagonist.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
A determined Leghorn chicken (played by eight real-life chickens named Eszti, Szandi, Feri, Enci, Eti, Enikő, Nóra, and Anett) flees her wretched life on a Greek industrial farm in cult director György Pálfi’s impressive latest film. Comic, thrilling and emotive, HEN is shot from its feathered heroine’s point of view as she escapes certain dangers and finds her way to a crumbling seaside restaurant. At first it seems a place of refuge, but there, she quickly becomes witness to the human tragedies unfolding around her, including the horrific cruelty of the migrant crisis.
Drawing parallels between people’s ill-treatment of animals and each other, HEN recalls other creature led titles like EO, GUNDA and COW in its effective and compelling use of an innocent animal protagonist.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
