Keswick Film Club - Hen

Synopsis

A film about... an escaped hen! Don't be put off - there is a lot more to this than meets her eye...through which the whole film is seen. As she escapes from one place to the next she "quizzically observes a world where humans treat each other like, well, animals" - Leslie Felperin, Guardian.

After several near escapes from death, our 'plucky' chicken ends up in a closed down restaurant used as a hideout for smugglers...who are about to start human smuggling. The parallels with battery farming are clear, and "there's some tiny solace in seeing that at least life goes on for other creatures. The film is an amazing feat of animal training and deft editing, and it's all so weirdly cheering" - Leslie Felperin again.

This amazing piece of cinema boasts little or no CGI... and eight hens in the starring role.