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Ballad of a White Cow

26th(2021) A Window on Asian Cinema

Love/Romance · Social Criticism · Suspense/Mystery · Psychology · Irony · Human Rights  

  • CountryIran/France
  • Production Year2021
  • Running Time106min
  • Format DCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
When her husband is executed, the widow pleads that her husband was unjustly killed. The court eventually admits that her husband was mistakenly sentenced to death but indifferently says, "We’re very sorry. It was after all, god’s will." While dejected by the court’s attitude, she receives an unexpected visitor. A man who claims to be her husband’s friend lends a helping hand and even provides her with housing when she is about to be evicted. Why is the man helping the widow? The film speaks to atonement and reconciliation. Despite the efforts for atonement, the dead remains dead. Can one’s struggle to make up for an irrevocable mistake be rewarded? The widow even begins to feel sparks of love for the man before she learns his identity, but commensurate anger divides them. A film with a powerful story expected from a good Iranian film, it was co-directed by Maryam Moghadam, who starred as the female lead. (NAM Dong-chul)
Director
Director
Behtash SANAEEHA
Behtash Sanaeeha became the center of attention when her first feature, Risk of Acid Rain (2015), and The Invincible Diplomacy of Mr. Nader (2018), the documentary she co-directed with Mayam Moghadam, were screened in numerous international film festivals. She also co-directed Ballad of a White Cow with Mayam Moghadam, and it was invited to the competition at the Berlin Film Festival 2021.
Director
Maryam MOGHADAM
Maryam Moghadam is an actress, screenwriter, and director. She graduated from the Performing Arts School of Gothenburg, Sweden. She co-wrote the script for Risk of Acid Rain (2015) with Behtash Sanaeeha, and co-directed The Invincible Diplomacy of Mr. Nader (2018) with him, too. Maryam starred in several Iranian films, and Closed Curtain (2013) won the Silver Bear in the Berlin Film Festival 2013. Maryam co-directed Ballad of a White Cow and played the main role in it.
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  • Director Behtash SANAEEHA 베타쉬 사나에에하, Maryam MOGHADAM 마리암 모그하담
  • Producer Gholamreza MOUSAVI, Etienne DE RICAUD
  • Cast Maryam MOGHADDAM, Alireza SANIFAR
  • Screenplay Maryam MOGHADDAM, Behtash SANAEEHA, Mehrdad KOUROSHNIA
  • Cinematography Amin JAFARI
  • Editor Ata MEHRAD, Behtash SANAEEHA
  • Production Company Filmsazan Javan
    Iran


    Caractères Productions

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