Karlovy Vary fest to host ‘Ballad of a White Cow’

Acclaimed Iranian-French feature ‘Ballad of a White Cow’ has been selected to take part in the 55th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in the Czech Republic.

Made by Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moqaddam, the feature will go on screen at the main competition section of the filmfest.

The flick narrates the story a young woman named Mina who lives alone with her deaf child while her husband had been executed for a murder charge a year ago.

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.

‘Ballad of a White Cow’ is a coproduction by Qolamreza Mousavi and Etienne de Ricaud.

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

The film has already participated in a number of prestigious film events including, the Berlin International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival in the US and the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia.

Totem Films, a Paris-based international sales and co-production company, has recently purchased the rights to sell ‘Ballad of a White Cow’.

The KVIFF is one of the oldest in the world and has become Central and Eastern Europe’s leading film event.

The 55th edition of the Czech festival will take place on August 20-28, 2021.

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