

The Cow
1969-01-21 · 105 min · ★ 7.7
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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- Directors
- Dariush Mehrjui
- Production companies
- Central Film Office of the Iranian Ministry of Culture
- Countries
- Iran
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ezzatollah EntezamiMasht Hassan
Mahin ShahabiHassan's Wife
Ali NasirianIslam
Jamshid MashayekhiAbbas
Jafar ValiKadkhoda
Mahmoud DowlatabadiEsmayil
Mahtaj NojoomiEsmayil's Sister
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