Movie Description
The Chicken
(2020)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Neo Sora
- Producer : Aiko Masubuchi,Jane Ji,Albert Tholen,Jackson Segars,Kenta Koga,João Pereira-Webber
- Editor : Albert Tholen,Daniel Witkin
- Cast : Junshin Soga,Taiju Nakane,Sandra Maren Schneider,Alan Chen,Jordan Rodriguez,Florian Koenigsberger,Kenta Koga,Nuuria Berg,Daniel Witkin,Karin Elgai,Charlie Gillette,Geoff Lee,Arianna Geneson,Elvin McRae
Cast
Hiro
Kei
CJ
First Cop
Second Cop
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Cafe Patron
Cafe Patron
Cafe Patron
Cafe Patron
First EMT
Second EMT
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Facts
Original TitleThe Chicken
Status Released
Release Information
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2020-08-08
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 14m
Homepagehttps://www.neosora.com/the-chicken
Production CompaniesZakkubalan
Genres
- Drama
