Ghasideyeh gave sefid
Ballad of a White Cow

Alireza Sanifar
Ghasideyeh gave sefid | Ballad of a White Cow by Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam
IRN, FRA 2020, Competition
© Amin Jafari
Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghaddam masterfully present guilt and atonement, a classic trope of Iranian film, as a cinema of small, precise gestures and spaces. Maryam Moghaddam excels in the role of a Mina caught between loneliness and her struggle for self-determination.
With
- Maryam Moghaddam (Mina)
- Alireza Sanifar (Reza)
- Pourya Rahimisam (Babak’s brother)
- Avin Purraoufi (Bita)
- Farid Ghobadi (Reza’s colleague)
- Lili Farhadpour (Mina’s neighbour)
Crew
Directors | Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam |
Screenplay | Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam, Mehrdad Kouroshnia |
Cinematography | Amin Jafari |
Editing | Ata Mehrad, Behtash Sanaeeha |
Sound Design | Hossein Ghourchian |
Sound | Abdolreza Heydari |
Production Design | Atoosa Ghalamfarsaie |
Costumes | Atoosa Ghalamfarsaie |
Assistant Directors | Arash Mashverat, Kiarash Sanaeeha, Ahmad Mokari |
Production Manager | Meysam Meraji |
Producers | Gholamreza Mousavi, Etienne de Ricaud |
World Sales
Totem Films
Produced by
Filmsazan Javan
Caractères Productions

Gholamreza Mousavi
The producer on the Red Carpet.
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Etienne de Ricaud, Gholamreza Mousavi
The two producers of the film at the Photo Call.
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Gholamreza Mousavi, Etienne de Ricaud, Alireza Sanifar
The producers and the actor at the premiere.
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Gholamreza Mousavi
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Alireza Sanifar
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Behtash Sanaeeha
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Alireza Sanifar
The actor at the Photo Call.
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
The two directors at the premiere.
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Maryam Moghaddam, Carlo Chatrian
May I introduce? - the director and the Artistic Director.
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam
The two directors at the Photo Call.
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Maryam Moghaddam
The director, who also plays the lead role, on the Red Carpet.
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
The two directors during Q&A.
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Maryam Moghaddam
The director and leading actor of the Iranian film.
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 18, 2021

Behtash Sanaeeha
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Jun 18, 2021
© Jens Koch

Alireza Sanifar
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Jun 18, 2021
© Jens Koch

Maryam Moghaddam
Ghasideyeh gave sefid · Competition · Jun 18, 2021
© Jens Koch
Behtash Sanaeeha

The Iranian filmmaker and producer was born in Shiras. After a degree in civil engineering, he began writing screenplays and directed short films, documentaries, commercials and animated series for television. His debut feature film, Risk of Acid Rain, explored the struggles of the Iranian middle-class and screened at over 30 international festivals. Working with Maryam Moghaddam, he made the documentary The Invincible Diplomacy of Mr Naderi about an eccentric Iranian who wants to reconcile his homeland and the USA. In 2018, he was a member of the jury for the Ingmar Bergman Award in Sweden.
Filmography
2015 Ehtemale Barane Acidi (Risk of Acid Rain) 2017 Diplomacie Shekastnapazire Aghaye Naderi (The Invincible Diplomacy of Mr Naderi); co-director: Maryam Moghaddam 2020 Ghasideyeh Gave Sefid (Ballad of a White Cow); co-director: Maryam Moghaddam
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021
Maryam Moghaddam

The actor, screenwriter and diretor was born in Tehran, Iran. After graduating from the Performing Arts School in Gothenburg, Sweden, she worked as an actor in various Swedish theatres such as the Göteborgs Stadsteater. She has appeared in Iranian films including Closed Curtain, directed by Jafar Panahi and Kambuzia Partovis, which premiered at the Berlinale and won a Silver Bear. She co-wrote the screenplay for Risk of Acid Rain with Behtash Sanaeeha; the two also co-directed The Invincible Diplomacy of Mr Naderi.
Filmography
2017 Diplomacie Shekastnapazire Aghaye Naderi (The Invincible Diplomacy of Mr Naderi); co-director: Behtash Sanaeeha 2020 Ghasideyeh Gave Sefid (Ballad of a White Cow); co-director: Behtash Sanaeeha
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021