Ballad of a White Cow

2021 1h 45m FA

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 55

Drama

Synopsis

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Mina's life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband was innocent of the crime for which he was executed, so she starts a silent battle against a cynical system for her own and her daughter's sake.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Maryam Moghaddam
Mina
Alireza Sanifar
Reza
Pouria Rahimi Sam
Babak's brother
Avin Poor Raoufi
Bita
Farid Ghobadi
Reza's colleague
Lily Farhadpour
Mina's neighbour
Mohammad Heidari
Real estate advisor
Pejvak Imani
Afshin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Behtash Sanaeeha
Writers: Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam, Mehrdad Kouroshniya
Languages: Persian
Countries: France, Iran

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Iran.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Behtash Sanaeeha, shot by Amin Jafari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ata Mehrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Maryam Moghaddam and Alireza Sanifar and Pouria Rahimi Sam carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11773484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Behtash Sanaeeha directs. Amin Jafari behind the camera. Ata Mehrad cuts. Produced in France, Iran. Dialogue in Persian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Iran.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Behtash Sanaeeha, shot by Amin Jafari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Ata Mehrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Maryam Moghaddam and Alireza Sanifar and Pouria Rahimi Sam carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt11773484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Amin Jafari
Editing: Ata Mehrad
Production design: Atousa Ghalamfarsaei
Costume design: Atousa Ghalamfarsaei
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Status: Released
Original language: FA
IMDB: Ballad of a White Cow (2021)

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badelf2023-03-28
★ 7/10
To be honest, my patience for witnessing the inhumanity of fascists, whether in the news or in the movies or in the Bible/Quran/whatever, is wearing thinner daily. When you realize that once upon a time, Iran was not only secular in its governing, but also a beacon of knowledge, science, and art, it just makes this film even more heartbreaking. The saving grace for me was an excellent story, directing and acting.

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