To Kill the Chicken

Qin Qin

China / 2024 / Fiction / 29’0”I2500437

To Kill the Chicken
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SYNOPSIS

A 27-year-old Chinese gay man grapples with the complexities of identity and societal expectations as he reluctantly journeys back to his hometown for the Qingming Festival. Burdened by a paralyzing fear of chickens, he confronts an unsettling ultimatum: to slaughter one as the family's only son. Meanwhile, the pressure to conform to traditional family values intensifies, with his relatives blissfully unaware of his true sexual orientation, persistently pushing him towards marriage and parenthood. Amidst this emotional turmoil, his compassionate mother becomes the guardian of his deepest secret, striving to shield him from the prying eyes of society, all while grappling with the profound fear that her son may never find acceptance in a world that often demands conformity

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