Leafie, A Hen into the Wild (2011)

Original title

마당을 나온 암탉

Directed by

Oh Seong-yun

Genre

adventure film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

G

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 146 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A hen escapes her farm to raise an orphaned duckling. She navigates the dangers of the wild to protect her adopted child.

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What happens

Leafie, A Hen into the Wild (Korean: 마당을 나온 암탉; RR: Madangeul naon amtak), also called Daisy, A Hen into the Wild in English-speaking countries, is a 2011 South Korean animated drama film based on the book of the same name. It depicts the freedom, will and instinctive motherly love of a hen as she raises an adopted duckling. The film made box office history by drawing over 2.2 million viewers, the largest audience for a home-grown animated film in South Korea. It also received widespread critical acclaim upon release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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