Ghasideyeh gave sefid
Ballad of a White Cow

Maryam Moghaddam, Alireza Sanifar
Ghasideyeh gave sefid | Ballad of a White Cow by Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam
IRN, FRA 2020, Competition
© Amin Jafari

Alireza Sanifar
Ghasideyeh gave sefid | Ballad of a White Cow by Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam
IRN, FRA 2020, Competition
© Amin Jafari

Maryam Moghaddam, Lili Farhadpour
Ghasideyeh gave sefid | Ballad of a White Cow by Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam
IRN, FRA 2020, Competition
© Amin Jafari

Maryam Moghaddam
Ghasideyeh gave sefid | Ballad of a White Cow by Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam
IRN, FRA 2020, Competition
© Amin Jafari

Maryam Moghaddam, Pourya Rahimisam
Ghasideyeh gave sefid | Ballad of a White Cow by Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam
IRN, FRA 2020, Competition
© Amin Jafari
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 |
Produced by
Filmsazan Javan
Teheran, Iran
Caractères Productions
Paris, France
World sales
Totem Films
Paris, France
+33 6 89859695
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