The feature debut of director Francisca Alegría, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future stars
Mia Maestro as Magdalena, a woman who returns to her village in
Chile despite dying several years prior. As her widowed husband and
daughter process the shock of her return, strange things begin to occur in
the local environment.
Alegría was inspired by a real life incident in 2017 which saw thousands
of fish turn up dead in a Chilean river.
"Thinking of those fish, I wondered if they knew that something was wrong
before they died," the director says. "I wondered if they felt fear while
agonising or if they could see where they were going next. A once
magnanimous belief system is falling and reaching the state of agony that
Mother Earth has been in for a long time... we are all suffering together
now, and I wish that we could be more aware, more empathic, and more willing
to listen."
The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future is in UK cinemas from
March 24th.
Check out the poster and a first clip below.
The official synopsis reads:
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 meet an opportunity to change the future.
