Turu, the Wacky Hen (2020)

Original title

La Gallina Turuleca

Directed by

Eduardo Gondell

Genre

comedy film, musical film, children's film

Country

South Korea, Argentina, Spain

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

A

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 105 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wacky hen goes on adventures with her owner. It is a musical comedy for children based on a popular song.

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What happens

Turu, the Wacky Hen (Spanish: La gallina Turuleca) is a 2019 Spanish-language animated musical comedy film directed by Eduardo Gondell and Víctor Monigote. The title comes from the popular children's song La gallina Turuleca, itself a Spanish version of the song A galinha magricela by Brazilian songwriter Edgard Poças, and popularized by Los Payasos de la Tele. The film had its world premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival on 21 September 2019, and was theatrically released in Spain on 1 January 2020 by Filmax and in Argentina on 14 July 2022 by Buena Vista International. It received mixed reviews, but won Best Animated Film at the 35th Goya Awards and 8th Platino Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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