Ballad of a White Cow
Mina’s life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband was wrongfully executed. Sociopolitical drama about the Iranian legal system and the position of women in it.
Please note that this film is in Persian, with Dutch subtitles.
The authorities apologize for the mistake and offer the prospect of financial compensation. Mina starts a silent battle against a cynical system for her own and her daughter’s sake. 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 Babak, her deceased husband. Mina is guarded at first, but increasingly lets Reza into her life, unaware of the secret that ties them to one another.
Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha, Iran, France, 2021, 105 min. Persian spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With Maryam Moghadam, Alireza Sani Far, Pouria Rahimi Sam, Avin Poor Raoufi, Farid Ghobadi.