‘Ballad of a White Cow’ to vie at Edinburgh filmfest

Iranian feature ‘Ballad of a White Cow’ is slated to vie at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland.

Directed by Maryam Moqaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, will represent Iran at the Features Section of the 2021 edition of the festival.

The storyline of the movie reads, “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.”

Mina tries to get her life together, take good care of her child and make both ends meet. However, her life gets more sorrowful when she finds out that her husband was innocent.

The cast list of the movie includes Moqaddam, Alireza Sanifar, Farid Qobadi, Lili Farhadpour, and Pouria Rahimi-Sam.

As the longest continually running film festival in the world, EIFF is now preparing its 74th edition.

The event is slated for August 18-25, 2021.

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