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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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