Chicken Heads (2009)

Genres - Drama  |   Run Time - 14 min.  |   Countries - Gaza Strip, West Bank, United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming

A child dreams up an unusual solution when his luck turns sour in this short comedy-drama from Palestine. Yousef (Qusai Abu-Eid) is a young boy who goes out one afternoon to play, and he takes his father's best goat along with him. However, a bit of rough play ends up badly for the goat; eager to stay out of trouble, Yousef hatches an elaborate story involving his brother's pet dog to cover his tracks. Roos Djaj (aka Chicken Heads) was the first film from writer and director Basam Jarbawi; the movie won the Muhr Award at the 2009 Dubai International Film Festival.