Cow (2009)

Original title

斗牛

Directed by

Guan Hu

Genre

comedy drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese villager is left to care for a Dutch cow after a Japanese attack kills everyone else. The two must survive together in a war-torn landscape.

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What happens

Cow (simplified Chinese: 斗牛; traditional Chinese: 鬥牛; pinyin: Dòu Niú; lit. 'fighting for the cow') is a 2009 Chinese film directed by Guan Hu. A black comedy, Cow takes place during the Second Sino-Japanese War. A villager, played by Huang Bo, has been entrusted to care for a Dutch cow when a Japanese attack leaves him and the cow the only survivors. The film premiered at the 66th Venice International Film Festival as part of its "Horizons" program. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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