Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild

"A story of love, sacrifice and courage"

2011 1h 33m KO

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 147

AnimationFamilyAdventureDrama

Synopsis

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Based on a bestselling preteen novel of the same title that has sold more than 1 million copies in Korea, “Leafie, A Hen into the Wild” is about a laying hen named Leafie who is destined to live the “same old” repetitive life confined on the chicken farm. Her fate changes when she escapes from the chicken farm and hatches a duck egg. With the duckling (who believes Leafie to be his mother), sets off on a journey into the wild with her new son to find her freedom.

“A story of love, sacrifice and courage”

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Cast

Moon So-ri
Leafie (voice)
Yoo Seung-ho
Greenie (voice)
Choi Min-sik
Wanderer (voice)
Park Cheol-min
Mayor (voice)
Kim Sang-hyun
One-Eye (voice)
Jeon Sook-kyung
Jjaek (voice)
Um Sang-hyun
Rooster (voice)
Sa Seong-ung
Red Head (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Oh Sung-yoon
Writers: Kim Byeong-gab, Hyeon Nam-seok, Kim Eun-jeong
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Oh Sung-yoon, shot by Lee Jong-hyeok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yoon Min-hwa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Moon So-ri and Yoo Seung-ho and Choi Min-sik carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A story of love, sacrifice and courage".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1971466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Oh Sung-yoon directs. Lee Jong-hyeok behind the camera. Yoon Min-hwa scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Oh Sung-yoon, shot by Lee Jong-hyeok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yoon Min-hwa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Moon So-ri and Yoo Seung-ho and Choi Min-sik carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A story of love, sacrifice and courage".
7IMDB entry: tt1971466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "based on novel or book", "anthropomorphism", "animals", "macabre".
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.