Holy Cow

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After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old Totone is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm in the Jura section of France. He assumes even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comte cheese made in this western part of the French Alps. A "verité" look at the hardscrabble life of French agriculture, it is simultaneously a moving love story and above all an ode to the love of cheese.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Ultimately, the comté is beside the point: the nourishment in this terrific, big-hearted drama comes from Courvoisier’s satisfyingly full-blooded characters.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 15, 2025

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Times (UK)

[Courvoisier's] vivid film is so alive you may believe you could even reach out and touch it — or eat it.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 14, 2025

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

This is not necessarily an outstanding or unusual production as contemporary French realism goes, but it is robust, enjoyable and unsentimental — the good stuff, raw and unpasteurised.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 11, 2025

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Eleanor Capaldi

The Skinny

In Louise Courvoisier’s debut feature, she crafts a coming-of-age story that's sensitive yet visceral.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 8, 2025

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Padaí Ó Maolchalann

In Review Online

This is a fine, perceptive film with a modesty that belies its emotional depth and Courvoisier’s technical acuity.

Apr 3, 2025

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Derek Chen

Spectrum Culture

While Holy Cow seldom drifts out of feel-good territory, it certainly has enough going for it to break free from the programmatic genre tropes that typically mar such productions.

Apr 1, 2025

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This is an excellent film, incredibly well acted (by locals rather than professionals), poignant, and nicely paced. The rural setting isn’t the least bit sentimental - the Jura countryside is beautiful, wild, but lived in. There’s quite an edge of violence to life in the village, especially male violence, but the threat of physical roughness is cut by the tenderness shown by the kid at the heart of the story towards his little sister, and kindnesses between his friends. There’s one moment of generosity from one teenage boy to another when you could hear the cinema gasp. It’s one of those small stories that lingers in your heart. Also leaves you wanting to eat good French cheese. 🧀 🇫🇷

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Cinematic perfection. Superb characterisation. Bittersweet heaven. I left the cinema wanting to watch it again immediately.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/15/25

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Louise Courvoisier

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Clément Faveau

Totone

Luna Garret

Claire

Mathis Bertrand

Jean-Yves

Dimitry Baudry

Francis

Maïwène Barthelemy

Marie-Lise

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After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old Totone is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm in the Jura section of France. He assumes even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comte cheese made in this western part of the French Alps. A "verité" look at the hardscrabble life of French agriculture, it is simultaneously a moving love story and above all an ode to the love of cheese.

Director: Louise Courvoisier
Producer: Muriel Meynard
Screenwriter: Louise Courvoisier, Théo Abadie
Distributor: Zeitgeist Films
Production Co: Ex Nihilo
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 28, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 3, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.0K
Runtime: 1h 30m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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