Leafie is a hen who manages to escape the horrible conditions of an egg production line. After surviving a harrowing encounter with a one-eyed weasel and being rejected by the barnyard anima... Read allLeafie is a hen who manages to escape the horrible conditions of an egg production line. After surviving a harrowing encounter with a one-eyed weasel and being rejected by the barnyard animals where she grew up, a chance encounter sees her becoming the guardian of a duckling. Des... Read allLeafie is a hen who manages to escape the horrible conditions of an egg production line. After surviving a harrowing encounter with a one-eyed weasel and being rejected by the barnyard animals where she grew up, a chance encounter sees her becoming the guardian of a duckling. Despite the child being a duck, Leafie is willing to learn and make the sacrifices she needs ... Read all
- Awards
- 5 wins total
- Leafie - Ipssak
- (voice)
- Greenie - Chorok
- (voice)
- (as Seung Ho Yoo)
- Mayor Dal-soo
- (voice)
- One-Eye
- (voice)
- Jjaek
- (voice)
- (as Jeon Sook-Kyeong)
- Rooster
- (voice)
- Red Head
- (voice)
- …
- Young Greenie
- (voice)
- …
- Mandarin
- (voice)
- …
- Bat
- (voice)
- (as Beom-gi Hong)
- …
- Owl
- (voice)
- …
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A short little plot of the movie: A hen escapes the barn and somehow becomes the 'mother' to a duckling, they bond beautifully but later their differences create tension and conflict.
This movie has a nice soundtrack and the vibrant colours and settings of nature are really appropriate for a kids movie but this is so much more!
The pictures sort of have an anime feel in the action scenes and is usually accompanied by music for highly emotional scenes. It's hard not to feel your heart sink at these moments. If you want your kids to watch it with you then be warned: there will be tears so be careful not to take the little little ones so that they aren't wailing about how sad and yet beautiful the ending is.
The post-movie feelings are hard to describe because you can't help feel that it should've ended better in terms of the story line but I think that's what the real preciousness of the movie is, it really captures the rareness of ultimate love and sacrifice that you really have to appreciate what happens.
A definite must-watch and I assure you watching it as a family is incredible.
This is definitely one of the most touching, poignant movie I've ever had the pleasure to see. It will hit straight into your heart and awoken feelings you forgot you could experience.
Everything from the vibrant art style, flawless animation, well structured narrative, good balance of humor and drama and brilliantly orchestrated score brings this movie to a state of perfection few other animated features have achieved before.
Little warning to parents: Leafie deals with some pretty heavy stuff. I mean, you should definitely go watch it with your older kids, but the younger ones should probably sit this one out. It was, after all, based on a book for preteens and contains scenes of violence (don't worry, nothing too graphic, and this is definitely NOT one of those hyper-violent mindless summer blockbuster) and some heavy emotional investment that might not be suitable to younger audiences.
In brief: I recommend Leafie heartily to everyone, it's a definitive must-watch, but be ready to cry a river.
The movie was serious and good up until the strange otter character decided to show up. Things just get stupid after that.
Did you know
- TriviaIn the South Korean version of the movie, the credits show various water colored animated images before the scrolling credits are shown. In the English version, they are replaced with stills from the movie.
- GoofsDespite the Weasel being a female character, in the English version of the film, after Wanderer/Wilson saves Leafie/Daisy, he tells her "You're best to stay away from him," implying that the weasel is a male. This is clearly false due to the weasel being shown to hunt to feed her young.
- Quotes
Rooster: Not... so fast! You come in here with your noisy family, you disrespect me!
Leafie - Ipssak: How dare you.
Rooster: You're a disgrace to your breed! And you disturb the peace in our yard! In the name of justice I will make you pay!
- Crazy creditsThe South Korean opening credits are left unedited in the English version, outside of the main title which was edited to reflect the title change.
- Alternate versionsThe international releases and English version of the film make changes to the ending, though it depends on either version. Most international versions of the film fade to Greenie flying away after Leafie waves him off, omitting the scene with the Weasel, while the English version reinstates the deleted scene, though it cuts out the Weasel leaping tearfully and dragging Leafie away in the distance.
- ConnectionsFeatured in IU: Melody of the Wind (2011)
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- Also known as
- Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $10,334,747
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1