Overview

• The world premiere took place in Toronto’s competitive Platform program, introducing Pálfi’s animal-centered experiment to audiences and critics.
• Sales agent Lucky Number closed pre-sales in Australia (Madman), the Baltics (A-One Films Baltic), Benelux (Cineart), the CIS (A-One Films), Ex‑Yugoslavia (MCF) and Turkey (Bir Films), with a German deal negotiated by Neue Visionen.
• A European premiere is set for the San Sebastian Film Festival in the Zabaltegi‑Tabakalera section.
• The production features eight trained chickens for the title role, forgoing CGI or AI and using special periscope optics to achieve a low-angle, chicken-eye viewpoint.
• The narrative uses the hen’s perspective to reflect on human behavior, with critics noting its commentary on a seaside community and the realities of migrant smuggling.