Chicken PoetsMovie
Yun Fei, a young poet, seeks the advice of an old university friend who lives in the Beijing suburbs, discovering that his friend has gone into business breeding black chickens. Discouraged about his future as a poet, Yun Fei starts a relationship with a colorblind young girl who encourages him to persevere. But even this new relationship is not enough to inspire him to write. It’s at this point that he buys a pirated record whose magical powers bring him the success he’s longed for. However, sudden fame does not seem to solve everything. The first film of Beijing theatre director Meng Jing Hui, Chicken Poets is an insightful and poetic look at materialism and the younger generation in China.
About Chicken Poets
Chicken Poets is a 2002 drama movie directed by Meng Jinghui.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 34m, production credits from China, an original language code of ZH.
The credited cast includes Qin Hailu, Chen Jianbin, Liao Fan, Chen Minghao. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
