Parents' Guide to Chicken for Linda!

Parents need to know that Chicken for Linda! is a French animated comedy from directors Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach (The Girl Without Hands) about the outrageous series of events surrounding a little girl's innocent request for her mother to cook her a nostalgic meal. Main character Linda (voiced by Mélinée Leclerc) and her mother have a complicated relationship, but the movie is lighthearted overall. That said, amid the childhood mischief and whimsy are serious topics such as love, loss, and daily life struggles. Expect some slapstick antics and physical comedy, along with a general sense of chaos and unruliness—but it's all expressed with real emotions. A handgun is fired (no one is harmed), a person is handcuffed, and a mother drags her daughter out of the house by the arms (it's also implied that she slaps her). There are verbal and visual references to death, animal cruelty, and resistance to authority, but it's all underlined with humor. Characters are shown in their underwear and on the toilet, again for comic effect. A cat vomits, animals are thrown across the room, and there are multiple verbal descriptions of killing a chicken. Adults pour and drink wine and champagne. Infrequent mild language includes "dumbass," "dammit," "damn," and "sucks," plus "shut up," "hate," "butt," etc. Characters demonstrate perseverance, curiosity, and compassion, as well as humility and childlike wonder.

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