Darren HealyMick
Niall O'SheaKevWhy it may be worth watching
- Chicken combines Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Darren Healy, Niall O'Shea.
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Chicken
Mick and Kev, teen Irish lads, are at the shore, throwing rocks at empty cans, drinking cider. Mick's the pushy one, engaging Kev in a game of mumbly peg, his hand on top of Kev's, fingers splayed. As Mick moves the knife between their fingers, a train is heard approaching. What's Mick's purpose?
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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Themes and topics
beachdublin, irelandmale homosexualityirelandlgbtgay themeshort filmgay teenager
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CinemaSerfExternal review ·
This briefest of short films sees two teenage lads messing about with some beers by an Irish coastal railway line. "Mick" (Darren Healy) seems a little more grown up, certainly more dominant, than "Kev" (Niall O'Shea) but when a passing train startles them and interrupts the game that they are playing it becomes clear that the two are a little more than friends. Quiet a clever three minutes of assumption-busting cinema.
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