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Ballad of a White Cow

Horizons 2021 / Ghasideyeh gave sefid / Iran, France 2021

Mina’s life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband Babak was innocent of the crime for which he was condemned and executed. The authorities express their regret for the mistake, offer her financial compensation and consider the matter closed. But it isn’t closed for Mina. A drama about the price of forgiveness, if such a cost can be calculated at all.

Ballad of a White Cow Ballad of a White Cow

Synopsis

Mina’s life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband Babak was innocent of the crime for which he was condemned and executed. The authorities express their regret for the mistake, offer her financial compensation and consider the matter closed. But it isn’t closed for Mina who, for the sake of herself and her daughter, begins a silent battle against a cynical system and demands a public apology. Just as her money is running out, a stranger named Reza knocks at her door saying he has come to repay a debt he owed to her husband. Mina is guarded at first, but increasingly lets Reza into her life, unaware of the secret that ties them together.

About the film

102 min / Color, DCP

Director Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam / Screenplay Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam, Mehrdad Kouroshnia / Dir. of Photography Amin Jafari / Editor Amin Jafari / Art Director Atoosa Ghalamfarsaie / Producer Gholamreza Mousavi, Etienne de Ricaud / Production Caractères Productions / Cast Maryam Moghaddam, Alireza Sanifar / Sales Totem Films / Distributor Artcam Films

About the director

Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam

Behtash Sanaeeha (1980, Shiraz, Iran) and Maryam Moghaddam (1971, Tehran). Joint filmography: Risk of Acid Rain (Ehtemal-e Baran-e Asidi, 2015), The Invincible Diplomacy of Mr Naderi (Diplomasi e Shekastnapazir e Aghaye Naheri, 2017, doc.), Ballad of a White Cow (Ghasideyeh gave sefid, 2021).

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