Chicken

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Chicken

2014,

1h 26m,

Drama

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12 Reviews

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12 Reviews

54%

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100+ Ratings

A 15-year-old's optimistic view becomes difficult to maintain when his brother's behavior worsens, and he feels torn between loyalty to his brother and getting closer to his first female friend.

Jessica Kiang

Variety

Jan 17, 2018

A remarkably solid and sincere look at lives marginalized several times over, collected around an achingly honest breakout turn.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

May 22, 2016

4/5

Bolter's widescreen cinematography captures the warmth, loneliness and harsh reality of this disenfranchised world with unobtrusive aplomb.

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Elisa Adams

Little White Lies

May 20, 2016

3/5

A grand mixture of dark and light, that's not afraid to discuss tough topics in a refreshing way.

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

Feb 21, 2019

4/5

Joe Stephenson's Chicken quietly creeps up on you and tugs at your heartstrings.

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Jamie Neish

CineVue

Aug 13, 2018

3/5

Chicken is an admirable first offering that gradually sucks you in the more patience you invest. It betters itself as it progresses and showcases a trio of notable performances.

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Neil Smith

Total Film

Jan 2, 2017

3/5

Joe Stephenson's adap of Freddie Machin's play offers a brief respite from miserabilism in the appealing friendship that develops between Richard and new arrival Annabell (Yasmin Paige).

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Hagrid W

Apr 28, 2019

Incredible British indie film. Very dark with amazing acting performances.

Hagrid R

Dec 26, 2018

A promising debut this, it doesn't all work (and when Paige arrives on screen she really acts the two male leads off of it) but when it does, it's moving and certainly makes you want to see more of what Stephenson the Director has to offer. A slight film, but a little gem.

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Ron R

Nov 9, 2018

Seemed a bit slow to start but transpired into a disturbing and interesting film about extremes of family ties

Leia

Jul 15, 2018

Amazing acting and a heartbreaking yet hopeful story of loss, poverty, disability and compassion. Really difficult to describe but well worth the time to experience.

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Albus S

Feb 9, 2018

On first watch, the film does its job as a small-scale indie movie with a very shocking twist. However, the plot does feel weak and I would need a re-watch to figure out whether my rating was too harsh or not.

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Han G

Feb 9, 2018

The ending of the film is quite shocking, however the film overall was quite stale.

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Scott Chambers

Richard

Yasmin Paige

Annabell

Morgan Watkins

Polly

Gina Bramhill

Tara

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Synopsis

A 15-year-old's optimistic view becomes difficult to maintain when his brother's behavior worsens, and he feels torn between loyalty to his brother and getting closer to his first female friend.

Director: Joe Stephenson
Producer: Joe Stephenson, Tina Galovic
Screenwriter: Chris New
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 8, 2018
Runtime: 1h 26m

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