Hen

Country: Germany, Greece, Hungary

Year: 2025.

Runtime: 96’

Production: Pallas Film GmbH, View Master Films, Twenty Twenty Vision, FocusFox Studio, ZDF, ARTE GEIE

Director: György Pálfi

Screenplay: György Pálfi, Zsófia Ruttkay

Producers: Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Kostas Lambropoulos, Giorgos Kiriakos

Cinematography: Giorgos Karvelas

Editing: Réka Lehmhényi

Production design: Konstantinos Zamanis

Costumes: Vassilis Barbarigos

Music: Szabolcs Szőke

Cast

Cast: Yannis Kokiasmenos, Maria Diakopanagioti, Argyris Pantazaras

Sinopsis

A hen escapes from an industrial farm and finds refuge in an abandoned seaside restaurant. As she struggles to protect her offspring, a human drama of poverty, smuggling, and moral choices unfolds around her.

Director

György Pálfi (1974) is one of the most prominent contemporary Hungarian film directors and screenwriters. He gained international recognition with films: Hukkle (2002), Taxidermia (2006), Final cut: ladies and gentelmen (2012) and Free fall (2014), all of which received acclaim at numerous international film festivals. He is known for his distinctive visual style and experimental approach to cinematic language.

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