Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
G | 30 October 2012 (USA)
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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.

Reviews
Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen
Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.
mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
patitas-37430 This adorable but very singular Leafie broke my heart many times, and I absolutely adored Greenie. All the characters are so well presented, I watched this movie in the original language, of course, and also in Spanish and in english. Korean was my favorite. I loved this movie!
samjacks-84272 Spoilers Are Likely (Not Like You Frankly Give A Damn)Here I Am Again (Mother Of God) For My Next Venture Into The Animation Underworld. This Time, I'm Diving Into The Colorful World Of South Korea To Review Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild.The Film Follows Leafie, A Farm Hen Who Strives To Live In The Wild. One Day, She Finally Escapes Her Chicken Coop And Meets This Crippled Duck Named Wanderer. Wanderer And His Mate Are Then Killed By A Weasel, With Leafie Adopting Their Son (Who She Names Willie) And Raising Him As Her Own Child. When They Move Into The Everglades, Both Leafie And Willie Are Shunned By The Other Birds Because Willie Was Adopted. As A Result, They Spend The Entire Year Trying To Fit In While Avoiding The Weasel.Look, This Film Is Relatively Easy To Sit Through In Contrast To Some Of The Other Films I've Reviewed (I'm Looking At You, Jungle Shuffle), And It Does Have Redeeming Factors: The Animation Is Very Anime-Esque, The Acting Is Acceptable, The Soundtrack Is Up To Par And This Time, The Massages Are Able To Shine Through. However, Once You Dig Further Down, The Film Is Clichéd In That It's Story And Messages Follow An Incoherent "Raising A Child" Plot And Several Tropes I Think Were Pulled From Other Animal Films, Because I Felt Like I Was Watching Bambi In A Couple Of Scenes.You Got Lucky With All Those Redeeming Factors, Leafie. 5/10.
The_Real_Celsus People seem to think this is original, but it is much like Doggie Poo and the English dubbing is painful at best. I really wanted the hen to get killed off pretty early on. She is pretty much a very dim stalker. I watched it and just thought of movies like Single White Female. As far as being more real, not at all, you want a hardcore animation, Watershed Down, Plague Dogs, When the Wind Blows, or any number or movies. This one was very basic and half though out. I had chickens far braver than this one and far smarter. This movie just bugged me on so many levels. It was like "are you my mom" but if the mom had no clue if she was, or like the ugly duckling if the duckling's mother was a psycho chicken. Young kids may like it, but nothing was good in this film other than some animation. There is far better Korean animation out there. Also I just watched Song of the Sea and I was a bit sad during parts of it, but this movie had me looking at the clock and never once felling any emotion (and as I said I had both chickens and ducks as a kid and think there were fun to have around).
mikki-y I watched this wonderful Korean animation with my mum and by the end we were both uncontrollably crying.A short little plot of the movie: A hen escapes the barn and somehow becomes the 'mother' to a duckling, they bond beautifully but later their differences create tension and conflict.This movie has a nice soundtrack and the vibrant colours and settings of nature are really appropriate for a kids movie but this is so much more!The pictures sort of have an anime feel in the action scenes and is usually accompanied by music for highly emotional scenes. It's hard not to feel your heart sink at these moments. If you want your kids to watch it with you then be warned: there will be tears so be careful not to take the little little ones so that they aren't wailing about how sad and yet beautiful the ending is.The post-movie feelings are hard to describe because you can't help feel that it should've ended better in terms of the story line but I think that's what the real preciousness of the movie is, it really captures the rareness of ultimate love and sacrifice that you really have to appreciate what happens. A definite must-watch and I assure you watching it as a family is incredible.