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The Cow | Gāv | گاو

PersianDrama, Family 104 min 1969

All the hope of Mash Hasan’s life is in the only cow that he has in his stable, and from its existence, in addition to his family’s livelihood, he also benefits the people of the village. All these issues have made Mash Hasan to have a special attachment to this cow. But the day Mash Hasan went to the city, the cow died due to an unknown cause, and with the consent of Mash Hasan’s wife, the villagers buried the cow’s corpse in the yard of his house, and after Mash Hasan returned, they pretended that the cow had escaped, but he does not believe it and insists his cow is alive. Soon after, he starts empathizing with the cow and he believes he himself is the cow who is being threatened by foreigners. The efforts and advice of the elders of the village did not lead to a solution, and finally the village head and Mash Eslam decided to handcuff him and take him to the city for treatment. But Mash Hasan escapes from them on the way and falls into a valley and dies.

Director
Dariush Mehrjui
Writer
Dariush Mehrjui
Cinematography
Fereydoun Ghavanloo
Editor
Zari Khalaj
Music
Hormuz Farhat
Production Company
Ministry of Arts and Culture Company for Cinema and Film Makers

Cast & Crew
Ali Nasirian, Ezatollah Ramezanifar, Ezzatullah Entezami, Firouz Behjat Mohammadi, Jafar Vali, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Khosrow Shoja Zade, Mahin Shahabi, Parviz Fannizadeh