Chicken for Linda!

Released Apr 5

1h 16m

Comedy

Drama

Animation

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97%

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33 Reviews

100%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Paulette feels guilty after unjustly punishing her daughter Linda and would do anything to make it up to her. Linda immediately asks for a meal of chicken with peppers, which reminds her of the dish her father used to make. But with a general strike closing stores all across town and pushing people into the streets, this innocent request quickly leads to an outrageous series of events that spirals out of control, as Paulette does everything she can to keep her promise and find a chicken for Linda.

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Cindy White

AV Club

If you’re craving something light and flavorful, it may just hit the spot.

Rated: A-

Jul 30, 2024

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Nina Li Coomes

Chicago Reader

Astounding, vivid, and lively.

May 3, 2024

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Carlos Aguilar

Los Angeles Times

Unforgettable flavor is what the uproarious, sublimely gorgeous hand-drawn musical “Chicken for Linda!” serves.

Apr 13, 2024

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

It’s a vibrant, beautiful, joyful look at family and childhood.

Jul 26, 2024

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Elijah Gonzalez

Paste Magazine

Chicken for Linda! is a delightful picture that uses splashes of color and frantic turns to immerse us in its quest for poultry.

Rated: 7.8/10

Jul 3, 2024

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

So even though the film begins in darkness, the way it traverses the obstacles to end in delightful light hits the audience like a spray of golden light that refreshes and energizes.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 2, 2024

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Alec B

A sweet children's movie that deals earnestly with complicated family dynamics and the death of loved ones. The animation is beautiful.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Simon L

This was a delight to watch. The music, animation and dialogue were the perfect balance of captivating and hilarious. Its broad exploration of longing through the slim lens of a handful of lives was something I haven’t seen done so well before, and it managed to do it in a way that had me laughing and crying both until the end. I saw this with another person and we talked about it all the way home and long after.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/24

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Lan O

This is pure fun. The animation is great and the story is very basic, but so charming. The score was great too. If you want to have fun for 73 minutes straight, this is the film to watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Chiara Malta

Director

Sébastien Laudenbach

Director

Mélinée Leclerc

Linda

Clotilde Hesme

Paulette

Laetitia Dosch

Astrid

Esteban

Voice

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Synopsis

Paulette feels guilty after unjustly punishing her daughter Linda and would do anything to make it up to her. Linda immediately asks for a meal of chicken with peppers, which reminds her of the dish her father used to make. But with a general strike closing stores all across town and pushing people into the streets, this innocent request quickly leads to an outrageous series of events that spirals out of control, as Paulette does everything she can to keep her promise and find a chicken for Linda.

Director: Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach
Producer: Marc Irmer, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron
Screenwriter: Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach
Distributor: GKIDS
Production Co: Dolce Vita Films, Palosanto Films, Miyu Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Animation
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2024
Runtime: 1h 16m

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