Hen

  • a film by György Pálfi
  • feature film
  • 97 min
  • 2025

« With great power comes great responsibility » — but what if the hero is just a hen? Escaping from a chicken farm, she finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.

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Info

  • Genre

    • Drama

  • Countries of Production

    • Germany / Greece / Hungary

  • Language

    • Greek

  • World premiere

    • 8th September 2025 – TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival

  • a production by

    • Pallas Film, View Master Films und Twenty Twenty Vision

  • in co-production with

    • Focus Fox

  • in association with

    • ZDF/Arte

  • with the support of

    • MDM – Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, MBB – Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center - Creative Greece, ERT, The Post Republic

  • World Sales

    • Lucky Number, MK2

  • Distribution

    • Neue Visionen Filmverleih
Synopsis

« With great power comes great responsibility » — but what if the hero is just a hen? Escaping from a chicken farm, she finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.

Cast

  • restaurant owner

    • Ioannis Kokiasmenos

  • girl

    • Maria Diakopanagioti

  • boy

    • Argyris Pantazaras

  • the smuggler boss

    • Antonis Kafetzopoulos
Crew

  • Written by

    • György Pálfi, Zsofia Ruttkay

  • Directed by

    • György Pálfi

  • Producers

    • Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Costas Lampropoulos, Giorgos Kiriakos

  • Director of photography

    • George Karvelas

  • Editor

    • Lehmhényi Réka

  • Set design

    • Konstantinos Zamanis

  • Casting

    • Sotiria Marini, Akis Gourzoulidis

  • Music

    • Szőke Szabolcs

  • Sound Design

    • Erik Mischijew
Festivals
  • Toronto IFF (world premiere)
  • San Sebastian IFF
  • Filmfest Hamburg
  • Mostra - São Paulo IFF
  • Tokyo IFF
  • Thessaloniki IFF
  • Palm Springs IFF
  • Göteborg FF
Awards
  • Platform Award - Honourable Mention - György Pálfi / Toronto IFF

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