Title:Chicken

A young, seemingly distant young boy is often ridiculed and bullied by other kids of his age and scolded by his mother for sneaking in eggs and giving them shelter in his warm blanket. But what makes him commit such an uncommon and weird act? Is something that he is hoping for deep down come to life? A film with an ending that is here to warm your heart.

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Director(s):

Anastassiya Biryucheva

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian dialogue, with Arabic & English subtitle

Categories

International Short Film

Duration:

20 minutes

Production Year:

2022 (Middle East Premiere)

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Anastassiya Biryucheva

Anastassiya Biryucheva started working as an actress at the age of 3 and performed in more than 15 films. She played her leading female role in the film "The First Rains of Spring", and "La voix des steppes". She worked as an assistant for actors on the TV series Marco Polo. Anastassiya continued working in cinema, as a second director, in different films such as "Zere” (directed by Dauren Kamshibaev). The short film "Chicken" is Anastassiya’s debut work as a director which was produced by Samson Bezmyatezhnyy in 2022.