You don't choose your own family

Men & Chicken

6.5 (256 votes)• 2015• 104m•Released

Comedy Drama

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Men & Chicken is a black comedy about two outcast brothers who, by getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.

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Production Details

Languages: Danish

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen

Starring Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Malling, Nicolas Bro, Ole Thestrup

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen

Elias

David Dencik

Gabriel

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Gregor

Søren Malling

Franz

Nicolas Bro

Josef

Ole Thestrup

Flemming Abbott

Bodil Jørgensen

Ellen Abbott

Kirsten Lehfeldt

Ingrid Abbott

Lisbet Dahl

Susan

Rikke Louise Andersson

Sara

Kjeld Nørgaard

Færgefører

Maj-Britt Mathiesen

Mia

Birthe Neumann

Inger Lis

Inger Lise Larsen

Tove

Lars Lunøe

Far

Philip Møller

Døds Bo

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