Influenced by Italian Neorealism, The Cow has
the beauty and simplicity associated with the great films of that movement.
In a small village in Iran, Hassan cherishes his cow more than anything in the
world. While he is away, the cow mysteriously dies, and the villagers protectively
try to convince Hassan the cow has wandered off. Grief stricken, Hassan begins
to believe he is his own beloved bovine.
The Cow won great acclaim at the Venice Film
Festival after being smuggled out of Iran in 1971, and was twice voted the best
Iranian film ever made by a survey of Iranian film critics.
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