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The Chicken
The Chicken

The Chicken

5.4/10
August 8, 2020
14 minutes
Neo Sora
Drama

Overview

On an unseasonably hot day in November, Hiro, a Japanese immigrant in New York City, decides to butcher a live chicken for dinner. While showing his visiting cousin Kei around, the pair encounter a medical emergency on the street. After they mishandle the situation and end up causing more harm than good, Hiro cannot bring himself to kill the chicken. Throughout, Kei observes his cousin’s new lifestyle as Hiro and his pregnant wife prepare for their move to Chinatown. As the day wears on, Hiro and Kei’s actions highlight how their lives are complicit in the structural violence that surrounds them.

Movie Details

Release Date

August 8, 2020

Runtime

14 minutes

Director

Neo Sora

Rating

5.4/10

Production Companies

Zakkubalan

Trailer

The Chicken (Trailer)

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