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Verenigde Staten
Documentaire
54 minuten

geregisseerd door Mark Lewis (II)

De relatie tussen de kip en de mens staat centraal in deze documentaire. Onder andere, verhalen over mensen die hun kip wisten te redden van een gewisse dood. Het verhaal van Miracle Mike, de onthoofde haan, die een populaire kermis-attractie was in de jaren '40. En hedendaagse verhalen over de kip als 'produkt'.

Through interviews and reenactments, The Natural History of the Chicken investigates the role of the chicken in American life and tells several remarkable stories. A Maine farmer says she found a chicken frozen stiff, but was able to resuscitate it. Colorado natives tell a story of the chicken who lost its head-- and went on living. A Virginia farmer tells about (and demonstrates) the benefits of raising chickens for his own consumption. Perhaps most surprising is the case of the Florida woman: she bathes her pet bird, and takes it both swimming and shopping. Through these and other stories, this documentary illuminates the role that chickens play in (some of) our lives.