The Cow
7.8
An old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the cow dies and now the villagers are afraid of his possible reaction to it when he returns.
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Cast
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Ezzatollah Entezami
Masht Hassan
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Mahin Shahabi
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Ali Nasirian
Islam
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Dariush Mehrjui Director · Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi Author Hormouz Farhat Composer
First release January 21, 1969 · Produced in Iran · Original title گاو
Production
Central Film Office of the Iranian Ministry of Culture
Production
Iran
Produced in
Languages
Original title
گاو
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · January 21, 1969
Theatrical · Tehran
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
August 17, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
August 22, 1977 · TV
France
May 12, 1971 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight (exact date unknown)
January 11, 1996 · Theatrical
Germany
June 18, 1973 · TV
September 28, 2013 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
Iran
February 1, 1995 · Premiere · Fajr Film Festival
April 21, 2016 · Premiere · Fajr Film Festival
Italy
August 26, 1971 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Netherlands
February 1, 1996 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Russia
April 20, 2024 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
Sweden
April 18, 1977 · TV
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