Hen
Escaping from a chicken farm, a hen finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.
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Cast
17 people
Yannis Kokiasmenos
Restaurant Owner
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Maria Diakopanagiotou
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Argyris Pandazaras
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Antonis Kafetzopoulos
Smuggler Boss
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Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos
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The Field Guide to Evil
Machmout Bamerni
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Chronis Barbarian
Smuggler 2
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Nikos Kattis
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Dimitris Pelekis
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Hen
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György Pálfi Director · Zsófia Ruttkay Writer Szabolcs Szõke Composer
United States release November 6, 2026 · Produced in Germany, Hungary, Greece · Languages Greek, Hungarian
Production
Pallas Film
Production
View Master Films
Production
Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
FocusFox
Production
Square Peg
Production
Germany · Hungary · Greece
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Κότα
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Greek · Hungarian
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2025
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Hungary · April 2, 2026
Theatrical
United States · November 6, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States
January 4, 2026 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Australia
June 7, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
July 12, 2026 · Premiere · Revelation Perth International Film Festival
August 10, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Byron Bay Film Festival
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Animal Liberation Film Festival
Belgium
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · Cinemamed - Festival cinéma méditerranéen de Bruxelles
China
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 12, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
April 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
April 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
April 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Georgia
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
Germany
September 29, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
August 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Greece
September 17, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 4, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ireland
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Festival del Cinema di Roma
May 28, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
September 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 22, 2026 · Premiere · Lācis Lauva un Zars Film Festival
Lithuania
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Modern film festival "Lokys, Liūtas ir šakelė"
April 3, 2026 · Theatrical
May 7, 2026 · Digital · ŽMONĖS Cinema
Luxembourg
March 8, 2026 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Netherlands
June 7, 2026 · Premiere · Sprouts Film Festival
November 12, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 30, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Poland
September 18, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Romania
June 17, 2026 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
Russia
June 17, 2026 · Premiere · Karo/Art (Pro)Svet Festival
June 25, 2026 · Theatrical
July 3, 2026 · Premiere · Voices Days Film Festival
Singapore
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
April 30, 2026 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
September 24, 2025 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
Sweden
January 25, 2026 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
April 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
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