Chicken Poets
7.3
Yun Fei, a young poet, seeks the advice of an old university friend who lives in the Beijing suburbs, discovering that his friend has gone into business breeding black chickens. Discouraged about his future as a poet, Yun Fei starts a relationship with a colorblind young girl who encourages him to persevere. But even this new relationship is not enough to inspire him to write. It’s at this point that he buys a pirated record whose magical powers bring him the success he’s longed for. However, sudden fame does not seem to solve everything. The first film of Beijing theatre director Meng Jing Hui, Chicken Poets is an insightful and poetic look at materialism and the younger generation in China.
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Cast
13 people
Qin Hailu
Fangfang
Known for
A Simple Life
Cliff Walkers
Liao Fan
Chen Xiaoyang
Known for
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Ash Is Purest White
Jing Hui Meng
Dali Ge
Chen Jianbin
Ouyang Yunfei
Known for
Empresses in the Palace
A Cool Fish
Li Naiwen
Known for
Dying to Survive
Johnny Keep Walking!
Yu Dong
Known for
A Simple Life
Tang Xu
Huang Mao
Also in
The Thunder
Always on the Move
Chen Minghao
Known for
The Long Season
Too Cool to Kill
Hai Zhao
Wu Yue
advertising girl
Known for
Better Days
B for Busy
Ting Yang
Jing Hui Meng Director · 廖一梅 Writer Cao Yu Cinematographer
United States release May 8, 2003 · Produced in China · Original title 像鸡毛一样飞
Production
Xi'an Film Studio
Production
China
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Languages
Original title
像鸡毛一样飞
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · April 1, 2002
Theatrical
United States · May 8, 2003
Tribeca Film Festival
Canada
September 12, 2002 · Toronto International Film Festival
Japan
December 2, 2002 · Tokyo FILMeX
Switzerland
August 6, 2002 · Locarno Film Festival
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