Spanish theaters hosting ‘Ballad of a White Cow’

Surstey Film Company, in charge of distributing Iran's ‘Ballad of a White Cow’ (El Perdon) has started premiering the movie in 40 Spanish theaters.

Directed by Maryam Moqaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, the 105-minute movie is about Mina, a woman whose life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband Babak was innocent of the crime for which he was executed.

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. Mina is guarded at first but increasingly lets Reza into her life, unaware of the secret that ties them to one another.

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

‘Ballad of a White Cow’ was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in the US, the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia, the Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, the Der Neue Heimatfilm in Austria, where it won the award of the city of Freistadt and stood on the third spot at the Competition Audience Award section of the 71st Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.

The movie has so far had successful screenings in France, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Japan, Portuguese, the Czech Republic, Poland, Greece, Slovakia, Serbia, and Croatia. The screening of the movie in Spain started on June 10.

Surstey Film, a Madrid-based company, is an independent film distributor presenting incredible films to enthusiasts.

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