GKIDS, the renowned distributor of award-winning animated films, is set to captivate audiences with the hand-painted masterpiece “Chicken for Linda!” The film, directed by the talented husband-and-wife duo Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, will grace select theaters nationwide starting April 5, 2024.
The highly anticipated release will debut in New York City at the Angelika Film Center on April 5, followed by a Los Angeles premiere at the Laemmle Royal on April 12. Commencing April 15, “Chicken for Linda!” will enchant audiences in select additional theaters across the country, presenting the original French language version.
“Chicken for Linda!” has already garnered significant acclaim within the film community. Selected for the prestigious Cannes Film Festival’s ACID program, it emerged as a standout, captivating audiences and critics alike. Following a sold-out Work-in Progress session at the 2022 Annecy International Film Festival, the film clinched the coveted Annecy Grand Cristal in 2023.
At the esteemed Animation Is Film Festival, “Chicken for Linda!” received dual honors, clinching both the Grand Prize and Audience Award. The film’s official synopsis promises an engaging narrative: “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 quickly leads to an outrageous series of events that spirals out of control, as Paulette does everything she can to keep her promise and find a chicken for Linda.”
Variety’s Peter Debruge hailed “Chicken for Linda!” as the standout film of Cannes, emphasizing its spontaneity and emotional depth. Debruge remarked, “The movie feels spontaneous and unpredictable, like its protagonist, whom no one could fault for craving human connection and a way to process her loss. Who’d have thought the recipe for both might be so sweet?”
As anticipation builds for the nationwide release of “Chicken for Linda!”, audiences eagerly await the opportunity to experience the enchanting tale of love, guilt, and redemption on the big screen.
