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Chicken

Chicken

A down-on-her-luck, recently single 30-something is forced to move back into her childhood home. As she reconnects with her brother who has Down syndrome, will their differences drive them apart?

Genres

DramaComedy

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When Sam splits up with her partner, she is forced to move back into her childhood home with her mother and neurodivergent brother. When depression sinks in, her brother Emmett gets in her face trying to cheer her up and in doing so makes everything worse. But when Emmett is confronted with a situation at a baseball game where he is called a chicken, Sam rises to the challenge to come to his aid and is reminded of what is truly important.

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Budget

$15000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

14 mins

Rating

8.8/10

Release Date

31 March 2023

Country

Canada

Cast

Lucy McNulty

Lucy McNulty

Sam

Aaron Waddingham

Aaron Waddingham

Emmett

Susinn McFarlen

Susinn McFarlen

Cate

Nathan Kay

Nathan Kay

Chicken Man

Roxanne Wilson

Roxanne Wilson

Kelly

Jason Konowalchuk

Jason Konowalchuk

Nolan

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