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Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! Mr. Chicken (1974)

Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! Mr. Chicken poster
Original title
Cocorico monsieur Poulet
Directed by
Jean Rouch
Genre
comedy
Country
France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three friends drive through Niger in a car they buy to transport live chickens and sell them along the way. The film follows their road trip encounters and small adventures.

whimsicalplayfullightheartedquirkyimprovisedeasygoingobservational

What happens

Cocorico! Monsieur Poulet (French pronunciation: [kokoʁiko məsjø pulɛ]; "Cock-a-doodle-do! Mister Chicken") is a 1977 Franco-Nigerien road movie by "Dalarou", a pseudonym for Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahim Dia and Jean Rouch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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