# The Cow (1969)

> A grieving Iranian villager’s bond with his only cow collapses into an unsettling crisis of identity after the animal’s death is concealed from him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/28794

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Dariush Mehrjui
- Cast: Ezzatollah Entezami, Mahin Shahabi, Ali Nasirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi, Jafar Vali, Khosrow Shojazadeh, Esmat Safavi
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064356/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, surreal, oppressive, arthouse cinema night, world cinema retrospective

## Synopsis

A man's bond with his beloved cow leads to a profound transformation in a desolate village.

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