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The Chicken
The Chicken

The Chicken

5.5/10

0hr 14mins

Country:US

2020

Drama
Spoken Languages: 日本語, English

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.

Budget

$0.00

Production companies

Zakkubalan

Genre

Drama

Runtime

0hr 14mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

2020-08-08