Men & Chicken (2015) (original) (raw)

Two eccentric brothers discover after their father dies that they are only half-brothers -- and adopted. The search for their true father takes them to the small Danish island of Ork, where they stumble upon three additional half-brothers living in a dilapidated mansion overrun by barn animals. Initially unwelcome by their newfound kin, the two visitors stubbornly wear them down and uncover a dark family secret that ultimately binds them together.

Two eccentric brothers discover after their father dies that they are only half-brothers -- and adopted. The search for their true father takes them to the small Danish island of Ork, where they stumble upon three additional half-brothers living in a dilapidated mansion overrun by barn animals. Initially unwelcome by their newfound kin, the two visitors stubbornly wear them down and uncover a dark family secret that ultimately binds them together. (less)

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer: Anders Thomas Jensen
Starring: David Dencik, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, S�ren Malling, Nicolas Bro, Stine Engberg Andersen
Producers: Kim Magnusson, Tivi Magnusson

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Review by Brian Orndorf, May 19, 2016

8 / 10

�Men & Chicken� is the latest release from writer/director Anders Thomas Jensen, his first in over a decade. In his time away from the camera, it seems he�s built up a hearty appetite for dark material, masterminding a strange look at a dysfunctional family made up of possibly monstrous siblings. Darkly comic interests remain to keep the picture approachable, but the Danish production is pretty severe as it inspects brotherly love and philosophical reach. Thankfully, Jensen isn�t going for cheap laughs with the grotesqueries of �Men & Chicken,� instead working to find the soul of his screenpla ...read more...

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