Why Chickens Don‘t Fly

An unexpected encounter with an unfamiliar woman rouses Marlene, a young single mother, from her unsatisfying routine. Inspired by the provocative verve shown by her new friend, Marlene takes a plunge into the unknown. Is this what a life without children and obligations could look like? But during Marlene’s quest for freedom, piecemeal images from her childhood begin to intrude more and more, reawakening a repressed childhood trauma.

• Naira Cavero OrihuelWriter
• Naira Cavero OrihuelDirector

• Lena SchmidtkeMarlene
• Paula KoberSonne
• Mathilde BundschuhLili
• Katerina MedvedevaAnna
• Max HerbrechterOpa
• Olivia Abad KiomallFanny
• Maximilian BrauerAndi
• Rainer StreckerSonnes Vater
• Türkiz TalayVerkäuferin
• Felix Maria ZappenfeldFrank
• Sara-Hiruth ZoudeCast
• Felix ZühkleCast