A chicken takes centre stage in Gyorgy Palfi’s inventive film ‘Hen’
- Hungarian director Gyorgy Palfi’s Greek film Hen has a hen as its central character, without CGI or voiceover.
- The film follows the hen’s escape from a poultry factory as it searches for freedom and encounters human cruelty.
- Eight identical hens were used during the 42-day shoot, with four animal trainers helping direct each scene.
- Palfi uses the hen’s story to explore bigger themes of freedom, exploitation and human trafficking in Greece.
Source: scroll.in
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