The Chicken

The Chicken

2014 · 15 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama

As a present for her 6th birthday, Selma gets a live chicken. When she realises the animal is going to be killed to feed the family, she decides to save it and set it free, unaware of the high stakes such action will lead to.

Directed by Una Gunjak · Written by Una Gunjak

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