The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger

Release date: 2010-03-12
Votes: 8
Genres: Animation, Comedy
A children's fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother's love. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
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