Hen: this very smartly executed film by PÁLFI György tells the story, as the title suggests, of an unnamed hen, since her birth, as she escapes her fate to have adventures in the wild until finding a home in a seaside, decrepit restaurant in Greece. This may well be the best practical use of the Kuleshov effect, as the editing (by LEMHÉNYI Réka) combines shots so effectively, the eight chickens used to play the protagonist give a great performance; comical timing is also exquisite. Of course, that works so well because the director, as well as cinematographer Giorgos Karvelas, gets all the right shots. The camerawork is close to the ground, near the hen’s own point of view. Yannis Kokiasmenos plays one of the few relevant human characters, a restaurant owner with a soft spot for the little animal, but as far as characters go, the hen is a much better developed one. In fact, if the film has a drawback, it’s that the hen’s adventures are a lot more interesting and intriguing than the human’s story. Those are relevant and hard-hitting in what they say about mankind, but the novelty and cuteness of the hen’s goals and actions are much superior.