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Summary 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...

Directed By: Sébastien Laudenbach, Chiara Malta

Written By: Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach

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  • 1 h 13 m

Chicken for Linda!

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
84
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Summary 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...

Directed By: Sébastien Laudenbach, Chiara Malta

Written By: Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
84
100% Positive
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100
Apr 26, 2024
This tale of parents and poultry more than earns the exclamation point in its title. It sweeps you into a whirlwind of ingenuity, bite after animated bite.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
90
Apr 11, 2024
If some of the jokes can be broad and childish (the film probably plays best for the 10-and-under set), the overall tone is so tender that you can’t help but be moved by Linda’s nonstop adventures.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
90
Apr 4, 2024
For all its playful color-block hues and deceptively casual illustrations, the movie delivers a sharp mix of pathos and humor.
By Lisa Kennedy FULL REVIEW
85
Apr 19, 2024
Kids will get a kick out of it (provided they’re old enough to read subtitles), and adults (parents, especially) will embrace the detail that goes into portraying the complexities of parenthood that are often glossed over by many.
By Sumner Forbes FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 3, 2024
It’s an appealing little charmer of a film, captured with a pleasingly lithe and lively animation style.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 3, 2024
What a charming little animated whimsy Chicken for Linda! is.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
63
Apr 2, 2024
However pleasurable and pretty Chicken for Linda may be in its individual scenes, it doesn’t so much achieve harmony through its balancing of contrasting elements as it fully surrenders to childlike whimsy.
By Steven Scaife FULL REVIEW

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9.3
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Production Company Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma, France Télévisions, Ciné+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Ministero della Cultura (MiC), Eurimages, La Région Île-de-France, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pictanovo, Région Hauts-de-France, Pôle Image Magelis, Département de la Charente, Région Normandie, Indéfilms 9, Cinémage 16, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA), Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM)
Release Date Apr 5, 2024
Duration 1 h 13 m
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Awards

Annecy International Animated Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Torino Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience SCHLiNGEL
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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