Film

The Cow

1996 · 1h 26m · Drama

IMDb

7.6

Adam is a young farmer. As a child, fleeing the bleak reality of his mother's life as a prostitute, he tumbled from a mountain and was mentally injured. Years later, his mother is dying, so Adam sells their only cow to pay for medicine. Rosa, a beautiful young maid, fleeing the sexual exploitation of a wealthy butcher, climbs up to join them on their remote farm and dares to become part of Adam's world. A cycle of life begins again, in a remote turn-of-the-century village tied to the land and its animals.

Radek Holub

Adam

Alena Mihulová

Róza

Valérie Zawadská

Adam's mother

Viktorie Knotková

Neighbor

Antonín Molčík

Butcher

Zdeněk Dušek

Vejsada

František Peterka

Policeman

Vlastimil Zavřel

Bull's owner

Václav Helšus

Gamekeeper

Zdeněk Kozák

Neighbor

Alice Šnirychová-Dvořáková

Anežka

Roman Slovák

Fireman

Bohumír Starý

kaplan

Eva Jiroušková

řezníkova matka

Milena Šajdková

Jindřich Khain

• Karel KachyňaDirector · Screenplay
• Karel ČabrádekScreenplay
• Jan ProcházkaStory
• Karel ŠkorpíkExecutive Producer
• Petr HojdaDirector of Photography
• Petr HapkaOriginal Music Composer
• Jan SvobodaEditor

Release date

January 11, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

Czech

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

15+

Genres

Drama

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