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NIFFF screens 'Hen,' a harsh South African film in an arid and hostile environment
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NIFFF screens 'Hen,' a harsh South African film in an arid and hostile environment

From Le Temps · () French

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The film "Hen" is being screened at the NIFFF, described as a harsh South African movie set in an arid and hostile environment.
  • The plot centers on a reclusive couple living in a dry steppe who find an abandoned child in a trunk.
  • The couple adopts the child, but the film explores whether this decision might carry a curse in their difficult world.

The NIFFF is showcasing "Hen," a stark South African film set against a backdrop of an arid and hostile landscape. The movie presents a narrative focused on a reclusive couple dwelling in a nearly treeless, dry steppe, their lives occupied by chickens and prayers.

The couple's isolated existence is disrupted when the man, while prospecting for resources, stumbles upon a trunk in the middle of a massacre scene. Inside the trunk, they discover a child. With no children of their own, the couple decides to adopt the child, intending to raise them in their harsh and dry world.

However, the film delves into the potential consequences of this decision, posing the question of whether bringing the child into their lives might carry a curse. "Hen" explores themes of isolation, adoption, and the precariousness of life in a challenging environment.

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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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