HOLY COW
by Imam Hasanov
synopsis
Tapdig has a dream of bringing a European cow into his picturesque village in Azerbaijan to improve the condition of his poor family. He decides to call it Madona. His passion unsettles the traditional community, the Old Men see a threat in having a foreign cow among them as they say its milk is full of chemicals. Even his wife Vafa does not want to take care of such a strange breed. But Tapdig is ready to risk it all and challenges the conservative mentality to open up and rethink the attitude.
original title: | Holy Cow |
country: | Azerbaijan, Germany, Romania |
sales agent: | Rise and Shine World Sales |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Imam Hasanov |
film run: | 77' |
release date: | FI 26/01/2016, DE 18/02/2016, AT 26/02/2016 |
screenplay: | Imam Hasanov |
cast: | Majid Abbasov, Khanali Huseynli, Vafa Huseynli, Murtuza Murshudov |
cinematography by: | Sarvar Javadov |
film editing: | Phillipp Gromov |
music: | Le Trio Joubran |
producer: | Andra Popescu, Veronika Janatková |
co-producer: | Stefan Kloos |
production: | Kloos & Co. Medien, Free Art (AZ), Conset (RO) |
distributor: | Rise and Shine World Sales (DE) |