''Ballad of a White Cow'' ( fa, قصیده گاو سفید, italics=yes,

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: Ghasideyeh gave sefid) is a 2020 Iranian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

co-directed by

Behtash Sanaeeha Behtash Sanaeeha ( fa, بهتاش صناعی‌ها; born 1980 in Shiraz) is an Iranian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Biography Behtash Sanaeeha was born in Shiraz, a city located in the Fars province. He graduated in civil enginee ...

and

Maryam Moqadam Maryam Moghaddam ( fa, مریم مقدم; born 1968) is an Iranian actress, screenwriter and director. She is best known for her acting in ''Closed Curtain'' (2013), ''Risk of Acid Rain'' (2015) and '' Ballad of a White Cow'' (2020). She has rece ...

, and co-written by Sanaeeha, Moqadam, and Mehrdad Kouroshniya. The film had its worldwide premiere at the

38th Fajr Film Festival The 38th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: سی و هشتمین جشنواره فیلم فجر) held from 1 to 11 February 2020 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 38th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2020, at a press conference. ...

. It also showed at

71st Berlin International Film Festival The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An in-person event has also been tentatively scheduled for June, pending the resolution of the COVID-19 issu ...

in March 2021. This film was also nominated for New Talent Award at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2021.

Plot

Mina's life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband was innocent of the crime for which he was executed.

Cast

as Mina * Alireza Sani Far as Reza * Pouria Rahimi as Babak's brother * Farid Ghobadi as Reza's Colleague * Lili Farhadpour as Mina's Neighbor * Avin Poor Raoufi as Bita (Mina's daughter)

Release

On February 11, 2021,

Berlinale The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

announced that the film would have its worldwide premiere at the

in the ''Berlinale Competition'' section, in March 2021.

Reception

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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