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Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild (2012)
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.
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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.
Rating:G
Genre:Animation, Family, Adventure, Drama
Written By:Hyeon Nam-seok, Kim Eun-jeong, Na Hyun
In Theaters:10/30/2012
Box Office:$13,131,714
Runtime:93 minutes
Studio:Myung Films, Lotte Entertainment, Odoltogi, Finecut
Cast
Oh Sung-yoon
Director
Moon So-ri
Leafie (voice)
Yoo Seung-ho
Greenie (voice)
Choi Min-sik
Wanderer (voice)
Park Cheol-min
Mayor (voice)
Kim Sang-hyun
One-Eye (voice)
Jeon Sook-kyung
Jjaek (voice)
Um Sang-hyun
Rooster (voice)
Sa Seong-ung
Red Head (voice)
Kim Ji-hye
Wanderer's Mate / Yard Hen (voice)
Seo Seung-won
Owl / Duck Captain (voice)
Han Shin-jeong
Young Greenie / Barnyard Duck (voice)
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