Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui killed in his home

His second feature, The Cow (Gaw) brought him national and international recognition and it is one of two films that signalled the emergence of Iranian New Cinema. The Cow was among the very first projects to receive the State funding, however, it was banned by the Shah's censors for the dark images of Iranian rural society. The film was smuggled to 1971 Venice Film Festival and unprogrammed and unsubtitled, it turned out to be the event of festival that year.