Chicken Talk

Joshua visits his grandfather, a survivor of Auschwitz, five days before his tenth birthday. The elder recalls own childhood in polish countryside at his grandparents'. The grandma had many hens, which were real friends for him. As a young boy he was very sad when each Friday he had to choose one hen to be sacrificed as a Sabbath dinner. In his tenth birthday he received one hen as a gift. Now, as an old man, he gives the same gift to Joshua.

Wojciech Pszoniak

Grandfather

Joseph England

Joshua

Sara Mair-Thomas

Mother

Sylva Langová

Grandmother

• David FarrDirector
• Peter SpeyerWriter
• Fiona MorhamProducer
• Caroline HewittExecutive Producer
• Zoran VeljkovicDirector of Photography
• Murray GoldOriginal Music Composer
• Joke van WijkEditor

Release date

October 1, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

11m

Genres

Drama