Hen

Local title
Kana
Original title
Kota
Director
György Pálfi
Year
2025
Festival
29th Black Nights Film Festival
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Following his cult films “Taxidermia” and “Final Cut”, György Pálfi is back with a tragicomic tale full of heart and feathers.

This outlandish fable is told entirely from a hen's perspective. A hen escapes during transport from a poultry farm and finds temporary refuge in the courtyard of a building that was once a restaurant. But humans begin fighting over the eggs laid by this hen, forcing her to stand up and fight to protect the eggs...

While humorously depicting the hen's journey, the film critically highlights human greed and social inequality. Hungarian director Pálfi György, known for his exceptionally unique films including "Hukkle" (2002) and "Taxidermia" (2006), shot his latest film in Greece with no CGI or AI; instead, eight real hens were employed under the guidance of animal trainers.

Director
György Pálfi
Screenwriter
György Pálfi, Zsófia Ruttkay
Cast
Ioannis Kokiasmenos, Maria Diakopanagioti, Argyris Pantazaras, Antonis Kafetzopoulos
Producer
Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Costas Lambropoulos, Giorgos Kiriakos
Cinematographer
Giorgos Karvelas
Production Design
Konstantinos Zamanis
Editing
Réka Lehmhényi
Music
Szabolcs Szoke
Sound
Marinos Athanasopoulos, Erik Mischijew, Matthias Schwab
Production
Pallas Film, View Master Films, Twenty Twenty Vision
World sales
Lucky Number
Distribution
A-One Films Estonia
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Other festivals
Toronto, Tokyo
Director
György Pálfi

Filmography:
(Valik/Selected): Hukkle (Hõkk, PÖFF 2003), Taxidermia (Taksidermia, PÖFF 2006), Nem vagyok a barátod (Ma ei ole sinu sõber, PÖFF 2009), Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim (Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen, 2012), Mindörökké (Igavesti igaveses, PÖFF 2021), Hen (2025)

Screenings

Screening023017 / Kana
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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Screening031515 / Kana
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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1st Saku hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening081121 / Kana
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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