Chicken for Linda!
(Linda veut du poulet!)

Fiction, 76 min France/Italy

Written by

Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach

Directed by

Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach

Cast

Mélinée Leclerc (Linda), Clotilde Hesme (Paulette), Laetitia Dosch(Astrid), Estéban (Serge), Patrick Pineau (Jean-Michel), Pietro Sermonti (Giulio)

Original language

French

Genre

Animated Feature Film

SYNOPSIS

Paulette feels guilty after unjustly punishing her daughter Linda and would do anything to make it up to her. She would even make chicken with peppers, although she doesn’t know how to cook. But how will she find a chicken on the day of a general strike?

Production

Dolce Vita Film, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films

Supported by

CNC, Region Nouvelle Aquitane, Region Haut de France, Region Ille de France, MIC

Italian Distributor

∞ I Wonder Pictures

International Sales

∞ Charades

Crew 

Direction Fatih Akin Screenplay Fatih Akin, Mardik Martin Producer Fatih Akin Co-producers Karl Baumgartner, Reinhard Brundig, Fabienne Vonier, Francis Boespflug, Alberto Fanni, Valerio De Paolis, Ruben Dishdishyan, Aram Movsesyan, Laurette Bourassa, Doug Steeden, Piotr Dzieciol, Ewa Puszczyńska Executive Producers Nurhan Sekerci-porst, Flaminio Zadra Commissioning Editor for Ndr Christian Granderath Production Manager Marcus Loges Cinematography Rainer Klausmann (Bvk) Editing Andrew Bird Production Design Allan Starski Assistant Director Ralph Remstedt Casting Beatrice Kruger Costume Design katrin Aschendorf Make-up Waldemar Pokromski Music Alexander Hacke Sound Jean-paul Mugel

FESTIVALS

Annecy International Animation Festival 2023

Cristal Award For Best Feature


Gan Foundation

Award For Distribution


César 2024

Best Animation


Festival De Cannes 2023

Acid


European Film Awards 2023

In Competition


Locarno Film Festival 2023


Cinekid Festival 2023

Best Animation


Animation Is Film Festival 2023

Audience Award, Jury Award


Guadalajara International Film Festival 2023

Best Animation


Lumière Awards 2024

Best Animation


International Cinephile Society Awards 2024

In Competition