The Cow (1989 film)


The Cow is a 1989 Soviet animated short film directed by Aleksandr Petrov. It tells the story of a boy who recalls how his family lost its cow. The film is based on a short story by Andrei Platonov and was made using paint-on-glass animation.
The film competed at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival, where it received an Honourable Mention. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It received the Gran Prix of the Hiroshima International Animation Festival.