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Emma Suárez, Carmelo Gómez, Ana Torrent, Pilar Bardem, Carlos Zabala ... see more see more... , Karra Elejalde , Ramón Barea , Klara Badiola , Kandito Uranga , Txema Blasco

In Basque country, feuds, governments, and wars come and go, while cows placidly observe the strange behaviors of the humans who care for them. In 1875, during a massacre inspired by an out-of-control... read more read more... family feud, a farmer and his friend find themselves in a ditch together. One of them dies, and the other survives by playing possum using his friend's blood as a disguise. As the film flashes forward in time, the man is now a grandfather who amuses himself by painting the tranquil gaze of cows over and over again, while he observes that his son is having an affair with his dead friend's granddaughter. Finally, during the Civil War in 1936, violence again mars the life of the family, as the illegitimate son of the earlier affair attempts to make headway with his life. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Julio Medem

Release Date: January 1, 1992

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DVD Release Date: January 29, 2002

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  • purplemegan
    February 9, 2007
    purplemegan
    it was very strange, and rather boring. it was Romeo & Juliet with cows, oh and incest. yea. it was a strange family conflict. it was cool how the director had the same actors playing the people of each generation.

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Amber Wilkinson
October 16, 2003
Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film

He fails as often as he succeeds. With so many loose ends, you could make a pretty rag rug. Full Review

Stephen Holden
August 30, 2004
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
August 22, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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