The ChickenMovie
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.
About The Chicken
The Chicken is a 2020 drama movie directed by Neo Sora.
The production information lists a runtime of 14m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Junshin Soga, Taiju Nakane, Sandra Maren Schneider, Alan Chen. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
