A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 1, 1996
Original Title:
Chicken Talk
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
British Screen
Channel 4 Television
Strawberry Vale
The Short & Curlies
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 11
Joshua visits his grandfather, a survivor of Auschwitz, five days before his tenth birthday. The elder recalls own childhood in polish countryside at his grandparents'. The grandma had many hens, which were real friends for him. As a young boy he was very sad when each Friday he had to choose one hen to be sacrificed as a Sabbath dinner. In his tenth birthday he received one hen as a gift. Now, as an old man, he gives the same gift to Joshua.
Art Direction:
Sophia Müller
Costume Design:
Rachael Fleming
Director:
David Farr
Director of Photography:
Zoran Veljkovic
Editor:
Joke van Wijk
Executive Producer:
Caroline Hewitt
First Assistant Director:
Sean Guest
Makeup Designer:
Alex Volpe
Original Music Composer:
Murray Gold
Producer:
Fiona Morham
Production Design:
Careen Hertzog
Production Manager:
Gina Carter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Paul Hamblin
Sound Recordist:
John Midgley
Writer:
Peter Speyer
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