

“Maybe I really am the devil.”
Rodrigo, a teenager staying at his father's house during vacation, is bewildered after being forced to kill a chicken for dinner, questioning the meaning of power, good, evil, and the existence of god. Feeling guilty for his acts, he discusses with his dad about the capability of taking lives away, making his mind hallucinate over the chicken scene, that tortures him along a rainy and painful night.

Mel Freitas
Rodrigo
Lead
Wagner Gris
Father
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Luís Gonçalves's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Dead Chicken is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”