Chicken

2001 0h 3m EN

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 16

Drama

Synopsis

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Mick and Kev, teen Irish lads, are at the shore, throwing rocks at empty cans, drinking cider. Mick's the pushy one, engaging Kev in a game of mumbly peg, his hand on top of Kev's, fingers splayed. As Mick moves the knife between their fingers, a train is heard approaching. What's Mick's purpose?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Darren Healy
Mick
Niall O'Shea
Kev

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Barry Dignam
Writers: Audrey O'Reilly
Languages: English
Countries: Ireland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Barry Dignam, shot by Peter Robertson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor James Finlan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Darren Healy and Niall O'Shea carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0272034 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Barry Dignam directs. Peter Robertson behind the camera. James Finlan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Ireland. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Barry Dignam, shot by Peter Robertson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor James Finlan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Darren Healy and Niall O'Shea carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0272034 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "beach", "dublin, ireland", "male homosexuality", "ireland".

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Robertson
Editing: James Finlan
Runtime: 3 min · 0h 3m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Chicken (2001)

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2023-11-30
★ 6/10
This briefest of short films sees two teenage lads messing about with some beers by an Irish coastal railway line. "Mick" (Darren Healy) seems a little more grown up, certainly more dominant, than "Kev" (Niall O'Shea) but when a passing train startles them and interrupts the game that they are playing it becomes clear that the two are a little more than friends. Quiet a clever three minutes of assumption-busting cinema.

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