Drama

Chicken

Mick and Kev, teen Irish lads, are at the shore, throwing rocks at empty cans, drinking cider. Mick's the pushy one, engaging Kev in a game of mumbly peg, his hand on top of Kev's, fingers splayed. As Mick moves the knife between their fingers, a train is heard approaching. What's Mick's purpose?

Release Date : 2001-03-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Fís Éireann/Screen IrelandHit & Run Productions

Production Country : Ireland

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Cast

Character Name : Mick

Original Name : Darren Healy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kev

Original Name : Niall O'Shea

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-30

This briefest of short films sees two teenage lads messing about with some beers by an Irish coastal railway line. "Mick" (Darren Healy) seems a little more grown up, certainly more dominant, than "Kev" (Niall O'Shea) but when a passing train startles them and interrupts the game that they are playing it becomes clear that the two are a little more than friends. Quiet a clever three minutes of assumption-busting cinema.