In a smog-choked village in Haryana, a retired professor turns to an outlawed ritual, crafting a calf doll from a stillborn's body, to save his cow from the urbanization slowly erasing his rural world.
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Ankur Hooda Director · Anish Sarai Cinematographer Achal Mishra Production designer
First release March 17, 2026 · Produced in India · Original title खाल बछड़ा
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India
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Original title
खाल बछड़ा
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi
Release dates
Denmark · March 17, 2026
Premiere · CPH:DOX
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Egypt
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · El Gouna Film Festival
Kosovo
August 10, 2026 · Premiere · DokuFest
Mexico
July 25, 2026 · Premiere · Guanajuato International Film Festival
Netherlands
November 16, 2026 · Premiere · IDFA
Norway
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · MIRAGE, Oslo
South Korea
April 30, 2026 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
November 11, 2026 · Premiere · MajorDocs
Thailand
September 8, 2026 · Premiere · What the Doc!
United Kingdom
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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