The Cow

(1996)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 12 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1996

Runtime: 86 мин

Country: Czech Republic

Director: Karel Kachyňa

Cast: Radek Holub, Alena Mihulová, Valérie Zawadská, Viktorie Knotková, Antonín Molčík, Zdeněk Dušek, František Peterka, Vlastimil Zavřel, Václav Helšus, Zdeněk Kozák

Plot

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.