Synopsis
In a river in the south of Chile, fish are dying due to pollution from the nearby cellulose factory. Amid their floating bodies, long-deceased Magdalena bubbles up to the surface gasping for air, bringing with her old wounds and a wave of family secrets. The shocking sight of Magdalena sends her widowed husband into turmoil and prompts their daughter, Cecilia, to return home to the family’s dairy farm. There, Magdalena’s presence reverberates among her family, instigating fits of laughter and despair in equal measure with everyone but Cecilia’s eldest child, who seeks her grandmother’s love and unconditional understanding during a time of transition.
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Movie Details
United Kingdom Releases: | March 24th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future |
Video Release: | July 18th, 2023 by Kino Lorber |
Running Time: | 93 minutes |
Keywords: | Sundance Film Festival 2022 |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Dialectic, Persona Entertainment, Whitewater Films, Bord Cadre, Sovereign Films, FFA, el Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Aide aux Cinemas du Monde, Eurimages, Centre National du Cinema et de L Image Animee, ZDF, Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, World Cinema Fund, Sundance Institute Feature Film Program and Fund, Sundance Institute Catalyst, Cinereach Films, The Gotham Film and Media Institute, Women Make Movies, The Match Factory, Jirafa Films |
Production Countries: | Chile, France, Germany, United States |
Languages: | Spanish |