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The Cow ()

Gaav (original title)
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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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Masht Hassan
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Hassans wife
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Islam
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Abbas
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(as Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi)
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Kadkhoda
Khosrow Shojazadeh ...
Boy
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Madman
Esmat Safavi ...
Old woman
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Mahtaj Nojoomi

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Dariush Mehrjui

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Dariush Mehrjui ... (writer)
 
Gholam-Hossein Saedi ... (play)

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Dariush Mehrjui ... producer

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Hormouz Farhat

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Fereydon Ghovanlou

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Zari Khalaj
Dariush Mehrjui

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Esmaeil Arham Sadr

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Esmaeil Arham Sadr

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Abbas Mohammadi Nam ... production manager
Hassan Zandi ... production manager

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Yadollah Asgari ... sound
Bahram Darai ... sound recordist
Hormouz Farhat ... sound

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Plot Summary

Masht Hassan owns the only cow in a remote and desolate village. He treats the cow as his own child. When he is away, his cow dies. Knowing the relationship between Masht Hassan and his cow, the villagers hastily dispose the corpse, and when Masht Hassan comes back, they tell him that his cow ran away. Masht Hassan is devastated, he starts to spend all his time in the barn, eating hay, and slowly believes that he is the cow. Written by Sam Tabibnia

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Also Known As
  • The Cow (World-wide, English title)
  • The Cow (United States)
  • The Cow (United Kingdom)
  • La vache (France)
  • Die Kuh (Austria)
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  • 104 min
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Trivia Financed largely by the Shah's government, the producers were aghast at the finished film as they felt that it made Iran look like it was a completely backwards country. The film was only allowed to be released with a disclaimer attached stating that the events depicted happened long before the then existing regime. See more »
Goofs When a woman goes to Mash Hassan to get milk, a man tells her that one cow is all they have in the village. This should be impossible because a female cow cannot get pregnant on her own and lactate. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Cinema Iran (2005). See more »
Quotes Masht Hassan: I'm not Hassan. I'm his cow.
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