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The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future

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When thousands of fish die in a polluted river in southern Chile, Magdalena, a woman long-deceased, emerges amongst their lifeless bodies. Magdalena encounters her widowed husband, sending him into a state of shock and prompting the return of their daughter, Cecilia. Magdalena's presence and her effect on the environment stirs curiosity and fear among her family. As the past comes into focus, mother and daughter are met with the opportunity to change the future.
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With a hopeful tune, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future basks in magical realism to deliver a compelling family drama swathed in a powerful environmental fable.

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Chloe Roddick Sight & Sound Dec 9, 2023
In spite of its missteps, The Cow Who Sang is an assured first feature that gently weaves an intimate, personal story about motherhood, family, trauma and loss into a wider fable about environmental ruin... Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) Aug 4, 2023
2.5/4
There are moments of eerie movie magic here as well as a pervasive didacticism and at least one scene that’s lit like a telenovela. Alegria is one to watch, though, and so is the movie if you’re feeling chancy. Go to Full Review
Carlos Aguilar Los Angeles Times May 25, 2023
With finely tuned magical realist sensibilities, first-time writer-director Francisca Alegria launches into a hauntingly atmospheric tale that denounces humanity’s untenable relationship with the natural world. Go to Full Review
Joseph Tomastik Loud and Clear Reviews Nov 2, 2024
3.5/5
A soft plea for human decency and healing, bound together by past mistakes literally haunting these characters. Go to Full Review
William Stottor FILMHOUNDS Magazine Sep 3, 2024
3/5
The almost aimless plotting of events contributes to scenes that either lack in resonance or fade away into relative obscurity. Go to Full Review
Alessandra Rangel InSession Film Dec 9, 2023
At the center of the story, both Mia Maestro and Leonor Varela give heart-breaking and contrasting performances. Go to Full Review
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Francisca Alegría

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Mía Maestro

Magdalena

Enzo Ferrada Rosati

Tomas

Benjamin Soto

Pablo

Leonor Varela

Cecilia

Frederique Gudelj

Arsenaiera

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Synopsis When thousands of fish die in a polluted river in southern Chile, Magdalena, a woman long-deceased, emerges amongst their lifeless bodies. Magdalena encounters her widowed husband, sending him into a state of shock and prompting the return of their daughter, Cecilia. Magdalena's presence and her effect on the environment stirs curiosity and fear among her family. As the past comes into focus, mother and daughter are met with the opportunity to change the future.
Director
Francisca Alegría
Producer
Tom Dercourt, Alejandra García
Screenwriter
Francisca Alegría, Fernanda Urrejola, Manuela Infante
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Production Co
Match Factory Productions, Bord Cadre Films, Cinéma Defacto, Jirafa films, Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, Wood Producciones, Whitewater Films, Dialectic, Sovereign Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
May 19, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 18, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.4K
Runtime
1h 33m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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