Gaav

1969 [PERSIAN]

Action / Drama

24
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 90% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.8/10 10 8829 8.8K

iranian new wave

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Plot summary

An old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the cow dies and now the villagers are afraid of his possible reaction to it when he returns.

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916.71 MB
1204*720
Persian 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 3
1.63 GB
1792*1072
Persian 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by s r 8 / 10

1001 movies to see before you die. A

1001 movies to see before you die. A sad Iranian film about a small village and the owner of a cow. Fascinating look into Iranian culture. A well made film. It was on YouTube.
Reviewed by William L 8 / 10

Totally unexpected; Mehrjui's The Cow is a piece

Totally unexpected; Mehrjui's The Cow is a piece of social criticism that bathes in its uniquely insular setting - a village in rural Iran - and a simple premise, a man's unexpected loss of his most treasured possession, his cow. As the only cow in the village, it is a status symbol that has evolved beyond simple property for Emizami's Masht Hasam, but an object that his affections (and perhaps pride) have attributed a vital importance to; as a result, when he loses it, he suffers a complete mental collapse as his identity simply cannot accept such a profound change. Exacerbating his plight is the village itself, which has sought to keep the knowledge of the cow's death from Hasam for as long as possible, but not for his own sake. Instead, Mehrjui presents the community as a seething mass of religious paranoia, superstition, and conservatism in its rigid beliefs and total inability to help Hasam through his struggle, leading to distressing results. The denial of mortality itself despite its objectivity by all parties, interlaced with religious implications, is presented as a clear human weakness in no uncertain terms. In a world where so many nascent film industries could find reasonably solid ground creating films heavy on human elements with a dash of local culture and expect a reasonable chance of success, The Cow is a brilliant exploration of human nature that levels serious criticisms towards tenants of longstanding Iranian culture. (4/5)
Reviewed by Cody J 6 / 10

Arty, surreal, and minimalistic. Has a very simple

Arty, surreal, and minimalistic. Has a very simple plot and the pacing is agonizingly slow but if you're open to 'international' arthouse movies then it's certainly worth watching. Carried entirely by atmosphere and striking imagery, do not expect gripping entertainment.
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