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1991·16+

The Hen

ComedyDramaRomance1h 11m

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Tomatometer

7.5

TMDB

Storyline

Alla, the wife of the chief administrator, came to the young artist Nona, nicknamed "The Hen," to "catch" her husband, but in bed with her she finds the chief director, who is going to marry her. Soon her best friend Diana and everyone else will find out about this. And now it’s clear why she, an aspiring actress, received the best roles! Both men, in love with the pretty Nonochka, are no longer in their first or second youth, and they fell seriously in love...

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Details

DirectorValentin Khovenko

ReleasedDec 1, 1991

StatusReleased

Original languageRussian

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide16+RU

Studio

Creative Unification Entertainments Films

Cast

Natalya Gundareva

Natalya Gundareva

Alla Ivanovna Kostrova

Svetlana Kryuchkova

Svetlana Kryuchkova

Diana

Mikhail Danilov

Mikhail Danilov

Fedor Ilyich Galaktionov

Aleksandr Pashutin

Aleksandr Pashutin

Vasiliy Vsevolodovich Kostrov

Maryana Polteva

Maryana Polteva

Nonna Kuroslepova

Anatoly Vedyonkin

Inspector

Valeriy Nosik

Valeriy Nosik

Petrovich

Alexander Ilin

Alexander Ilin

Drunkard

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

5 fresh · 0 rotten

M

Michael Brooke

RTSight & SoundJul 16, 2026

The Hungarian director follows a resilient hen through a world of predators, traffickers and industrial systems in a film that flips from absurd comedy to horror.

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Wendy Ide

RTObserver (UK)May 28, 2026

The jolly Balkan music of the score suggests this avian adventure will be a lighthearted affair, but the low, chicken’s-eye lens captures an increasingly bleak human drama as it unfolds.

M

Miriam Balanescu

RTEmpire MagazineMay 26, 2026

This Hungarian-language drama is a wild, surreal, harrowing and funny ride that may even win you over to veganism. Think Chicken Run for intellectuals.

G

Gary Rose

RTRadio TimesOct 9, 2026

This is a beautifully shot and highly original way to cast a beady eye on man's inhumanity to man - and beast.

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Information

Title

The Hen

Released

Dec 1, 1991

Rated

16+

Region of Origin

Soviet Union

Original Audio

Russian

Runtime

1h 11m

Status

Released

Studio

Creative Unification Entertainments Films

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