Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild

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Movie: Leafie / Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
Revised romanization: Madangeul Naon Amtak
Hangul: 마당을 나온 암탉
Director: Oh Sung-Yoon
Writer: Hwang Sun-Mi, Na Hyun, Kim Eun-Jung
Producer: Lee-Eun, Shim Jae-Myung
Cinematographer: Lee Jong-Hyuk
Release Date: July 28, 2011
Runtime: 93 min.
Production Company: Myung Films
Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

A hen named Leafie (Moon So-Ri) lives caged up in a chicken farm only to produce eggs. Leafie dreams of going out into the yard she sees outside of the chicken farm and to lay eggs freely. Leafie then starves herself for several days, pretending she can't lay eggs anymore. Finally, Leafie is dumped into a puddle. She is able to get away from the puddle and into the yard. A one-eyed weasel is about to eat Leafie, but she able to save herself with the help of a mallard drifter (Choi Min-Sik).

Finally, Leafie lives freely within nature with the help of the mallard drifter and Dal-Soo (Park Cheol-Min). She becomes acclimated to her surrounding and enjoys her freedom. One day, Leafie finds a duck egg and for the first time, Leafie incubates the egg. In the meantime, the mallard drifter dies while protecting Leafie and the duck egg from the one-eyed weasol. Finally the egg shell is broken and the baby duck comes out. The baby duck thinks Leafie as her mother.

Notes

On September 4, 2011, "Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild" surpassed 2 million ticket sales in South Korea. "Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild" is the first ever domestic animated film to sell over 2 million tickets in South Korea.

Cast (voice)

Moon So-Ri - Leafie (Ip-Ssak)
Yoo Seung-Ho - Cho-Rok
Choi Min-Sik - drifter
Park Chul-Min - Dal-Soo

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Film Festivals

2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival - October 6-14, 2011 - Open Cinema
2011 (44th) Sitges Film Festival - October 6-16, 2011 - Sitges Family
2011 (6th) Korean Film Festival In Paris - October 11-18, 2011 - Classic *French Premiere
2011 (6th) The London Korean Film Festival - November 4-10, 2011 - Animation
2012 (3rd) Korean Film Festival in Australia - August 22-September 30, 2012 - Animation

Awards

Film Figure Award (Sim Jae-Myung) - 2011 (3rd) KOFRA Film Awards Ceremony - January 31, 2012
Special Prize - 2011 (31th) Critics Choice Awards - October 30, 2011
Best Sitges Family Film Diploma - 2011 (44th) Sitges Film Festival - October 6-16, 2011

Comments

poppy Apr 30 2016 9:29 am Haven't watched the movie yet but if the novel was so good than i'm sure the movie would be worth watching. Anyone who has watched the movie and liked it - and likes to read - should definitely read the novel. Highly recommended. Short and lovely read.

jssiel Dec 13 2013 10:14 am a worth animation movie to be watched . even it just a animation , it has a great message in it .

Anon Aug 08 2012 3:43 am A moving, heartfelt film that has been lovingly crafted. The writing and storyline might be pedestrian and even vulgar at times, but the stunning art design and powerful ending more than make up for it.

Score: A- A definite recommendation.

KDA Feb 05 2012 2:10 am I really want to see this! With all the art that Korea has it's really surprising that there's not a large market for animated series or film. It's almost non-existent so this is a huge rarity and I hope it will be a milestone.

Mr.Critique Nov 27 2011 9:59 pm Very awesome movie..

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