Hen

Plot

Escaping from a chicken farm, a hen finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.

About Hen

Hen (Greek: Κότα) is a drama film, directed by György Pálfi and released in 2025. A coproduction of companies from Germany, Greece and Hungary, the film follows a Leghorn chicken who escapes from an industrial farm and wanders until finding a new home in the chicken coop of a small family-owned restaurant tied to a human smuggling ring. The cast includes the hens Eszti, Szandi, Feri, Enci, Eti, Eniko, Nora, and Annet in the lead role, as well as nine humans in supporting roles (Yannis Kokiasmenos, Maria Diakopanayotou, Argyris Pandazaras, Machmout Bamerni, Chronis Barbarian, Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Nikos Kattis, Dimitris Pelekis and Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos). The film premiered in the Platform Prize competition at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention.

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