A film of El Gouna Film Festival

دمية العجلThe Calf Doll

Director
Ankur Hooda
Countries
India
Year
2026
Running time
91 min
Language
Haryanvi, Hindi

At El Gouna Film Festival

What it is about

In a smog-choked village in Haryana, a retired professor turns to an outlawed ritual, crafting a calf doll from a stillborn's body, to save his cow from the urbanization slowly erasing his rural world.

Key roles

Director
Ankur Hooda
Writer
Ankur Hooda
Producer
Ankur Hooda
Director of photography
Anish Sarai
Editor
Ankur Hooda

Full credits

Cast

7
  • Mst. Satbir Singh Hoodaas Mst. Satbir Singh Hooda
  • Chameli Devias Wife
  • Dheeraj Kumaras Dabbu
  • Mukesh Bhatias Veterinary Doctor
  • Tau Leelu Raamas Woodcutter
  • Dogs of Village Dayalpuras Farm Dogs
  • Rasingh's Brown Cowas The Last Cow

Directing

1
  • Ankur HoodaDirector

Writing

2
  • Ankur HoodaWriter
  • Achal MishraCreative producer

Production

4
  • Ankur HoodaProducer
  • Ayushi GuptaCo-producer
  • Mst. Satbir Singh HoodaProduction manager
  • Chameli DeviProduction manager

Camera

3
  • Anish SaraiDirector of photography
  • Ankur HoodaAdditional camera
  • Abhinandan SharmaAdditional camera

Editing

1
  • Ankur HoodaEditor

Art

2
  • Achal MishraProduction design
  • Sumit MishraAssistant production design

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