CREW:
Directed by JULIO MEDEM. Written by JULIO MEDEM and MICHEL GAZTAMBIDE. Producted by FERNANDO DE GARCILLÁN and JOSÉ LUIS OLAIZOLA for SOGETEL. Direction of photography: CARLES GUSI. Edied by M. ELENA SÁINZ DE ROZAS. Score: ALBERTO IGLESIAS. Sound: JULIO RECUERO and EDUARDO FERNÁNDEZ. Art Direction: RAFAEL PALMERO. Special Effects: REYES ABADES. Costume Design: M. JOSÉ IGLESIAS. Make-up: GREGORIO MENDIRI. Hairdressing: PILAR BORJA. Locations: Valle de Baztán and Señorío de Bertiz (Navarra). Running time: 93 m. Date of premiere: on February 26, 1992.

CAST:
CARMELO GÓMEZ (Manue l/ Ignacio / Peru). EMMA SUÁREZ (Cristina). ANA TORRENT (Catalina). TXEMA BLASCO (Manuel). KÁNDIDO URANGA (Carmelo / Juan). KLARA BADIOLA (Madalen). KARRA ELEJALDE (Ilegorri / Lucas). PILAR BARDEM (Paulina). RAMÓN BAREA (Juez). MIGUEL Á. GARCÍA (Peru child). ANE SÁNCHEZ (Cristina girl).

SYNOPSIS:
    The film tells the story of rivalry and passion existing between two families from different Basque villages, the Irigibels and the mediluzes. The setting is a small valley in Guipuzcoa where the close proximilty of the two villages favours violent and insane outbreaks before the vacant gaze of the cows.

PHOTOS:

AWARDS OF "COWS":
- Goya Award to the best new director for Julio Medem (1992)
- Special distinction to the best prime opera in the Festival of Montreal (1992)
- Special prize of quality of the ICAA - Department of Culture (1992)
- Great Prize Young Cinema of Tokyo to the best movie (1993)
- Award to the best movie in International Festival of Cinema of Turin (1993)
- Trophy Sutherland del British Film Inst. to the "more original and imaginative movie´93"
- Prizes to the best movie and to the best photography (Carles Gusi) in the Festival of Cinema of  Alexandria (1993)

TRAILER "COWS"