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Black Hen

2023

A slow, oppressive domestic tragedy that tightens like a fist, letting quiet cruelty and humiliation build until the household feels suffocating.

Directed by
Tùng Leo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Trịnh Xuân Nhản, Ái Như
Overview
The tragedy of a feudal family begins to boil when the first wife, unable to have a baby after three years of marriage, is forced by her mother-in-law to serve her husband’s pregnant concubine and gets kicked out of the house afterward.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Tùng Leo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Trịnh Xuân Nhản, Ái Như
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • betrayal
    • power
    • gender
    • class
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Tùng Leo
    Starring
    Trịnh Xuân Nhản, Ái Như
    Country
    Vietnam
    Languages
    Vietnamese

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