Dead Chicken

Dead Chicken

Maybe I really am the devil.

2023 · Drama, Thriller

Rodrigo, a teenager staying at his father's house during vacation, is bewildered after being forced to kill a chicken for dinner, questioning the meaning of power, good, evil, and the existence of god. Feeling guilty for his acts, he discusses with his dad about the capability of taking lives away, making his mind hallucinate over the chicken scene, that tortures him along a rainy and painful night.

Directed by Luís Gonçalves · Written by Luís Gonçalves

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Mel Freitas Rodrigo
Wagner Gris Father

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