Cow (2009 film)

Cow
Directed byGuan Hu
Written byGuan Hu
Story byZhao Dongling
StarringHuang Bo
Yan Ni
CinematographySong Xiaofei
Edited byKong Jinlei
Music byLi Ke
Distributed byUnited Star Corp.
Release dates
  • 10 September 2009 (2009-09-10) (Venice)
  • 11 September 2009 (2009-09-11) (China)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryChina
LanguagesMandarin (Shandong dialect), Japanese

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 midst of 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Guan Hu presents 'Cow'". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. 2009-09-10. Archived from the original on 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2010-01-10.