Holy Cow
Winner - Youth Award - Un Certain Regard - Cannes Film Festival
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.
HOLY COW is a Zeitgeist Films release in association with Kino Lorber and will open in theaters in March 2025. To book this film please contact Nancy Gerstman or Emily Russo.
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Louise Courvoisier
Born in 1994, Louise Courvoisier grew up in the Jura region before studying cinema at the Cinéfabrique in Lyon. Her graduation short, Mano a Mano, won the first prize at the Cinéfondation in Cannes in 2019. Holy Cow is her first feature film, a sentimental cheese epic set in the village of her childhood.
“Shot through with compassion for its rascally yet vulnerable protagonist…finding emotion in small details rather than big set pieces. It should charm audiences at home in France … and has the potential to break out into arthouse slots elsewhere.” – Lee Marshall, Screen Daily
“The film is surprisingly fascinating as it shows the techniques of artisan cheese-making. You almost feel you know enough to do it yourself after watching it” – Alexa Dalby, Dog and Wolf
“The unpredictable but seemingly unlimited energy of youth fuels Louise Courvoisier’s debut, which also nails a teenage outlook on rural life. An earthy mix of adventure romp and coming of age experiences, Courvoisier’s film is ripe with feeling.” – Amber Wilkinson, Eye For Film