The Boys from Fenguei (All the Youthful Days / Feng gui lai de ren). Huo Hsiao-Hsien, 1983.
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Edition screened: Eureka! Masters of Cinema Blu-ray #190 in the set Early Huo Hsiao-Hsien: Three films 1980-1983, released 2018. Mandarin language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 100 minutes.
Summary: Pointless animal abuse.
Details:
1) A ‘comedic’ attempt to sacrifice a chicken culminates in injuring the bird’s neck without killing it, and throwing it roughly to the ground, 24:55-26:38.
2) A snake minding his own business is pursued and clubbed to death, 50:32-50:50.