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The Cow

2025 · 18 min

A quiet, tense wartime chamber piece that turns a small act of care into a mirror of human cruelty.

Directed by: Pavo Marinković
Genres: Drama, War
Starring: Stjepan Perić, Dubravka Vukotić Drakić

Tagline: Human nature is a treacherous beast
Overview: Occupied Croatia, 1991. An army major reluctantly agress to take care of a cow that's been left for dead in a recently abanndoned building, however, taking care of the creature reveals deeper truths about the human nature to him.

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Directed by: Pavo Marinković
Genres: Drama, War
Starring: Stjepan Perić, Dubravka Vukotić Drakić

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
morality
isolation
survival
guilt
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, war
Directed by: Pavo Marinković
Written by: Pavo Marinković
Starring: Stjepan Perić, Dubravka Vukotić Drakić
Runtime: 18 min
Country: Croatia, Montenegro
Languages: Croatian

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