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Lupe of the Cow (2011)

Name: Lupe of the Cow
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-03-20T12:31:20+01:00

Documentary | 79 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 79 minuten

Country: Mexico

Directed by: Blanca X. Aguerre

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Lupe of the Cow plot

In a small Mexican village community, everyone knows the story of Lupe of the Cow, a perhaps centenarian figure who rides around on a saddled cow, looks like an 'Apache from the movie' and has only one working eye. All the farmers know about Lupe, but nobody really knows him - or has seen him. Superstitious stories abounded in this natural environment. But the mystique of the past is intertwined with the harsh reality of contemporary peasant life. The film maker follows a few farmers - men and women - who keep cattle, make cheese and sell milk and crops on a small scale. For a fraction of the price that the end product is sold for. Poverty is great in this small rural community, but the stories are warm and rich. The film portrays the characterful inhabitants and shows the people involved behind the products...