Leafie, a Hen Into The Wild
– Based on a bestselling preteen novel of the same title that has sold more than 1 million copies in K..
Based on a bestselling preteen novel of the same title that has sold more than 1 million copies in Korea, “Leafie, A Hen into the Wild” is about a laying hen named Leafie who is destined to live the “same old” repetitive life confined on the chicken farm. Her fate changes when she escapes from the chicken farm and hatches a duck egg. With the duckling (who believes Leafie to be his mother), sets off on a journey into the wild with her new son to find her freedom.
28 Jul 2011
Korean
Seong-yun Oh
Seonmi Hwang (novel), Eunjeong Kim (screenplay), Hyeon Na (screenplay)
So-Ri Moon, Seung-ho Yoo, Min-sik Choi, Cheol-min Park
Leafie is a hen who manages to escape the horrible conditions of an egg production line. After surviving a harrowing encounter with a one-eyed weasel and being rejected by the barnyard animals where she grew up, a chance encounter sees her becoming the guardian of a duckling. Despite the child being a duck, Leafie is willing to learn and make the sacrifices she needs in order to ensure the happiness of her son.
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