- TV
Suddenly having to care for his little sister, a young man must focus on the best chance he's got to...
Suddenly having to care for his little sister, a young man must focus on the best chance he's got to provide for them—entering a local cheese-making competition—in this award-winning French film.
Totone and his band of friends, local barflies, spend most of their summer scouring the Jura dances. Following the sudden death of his cheese-making father, Totone suddenly finds himself responsible for his seven-year-old sister, and must find a way to earn a living. With his friends, he sets out to make the best Comté cheese, one that will win him the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros.
Less
97 %29 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
"A moving and humorous coming-of-age story which is told with brio, avoiding the usual divots of social realism misery."
—
Time Out
Time Out"The rhythms and structure of Holy Cow embody the swirling confusion and contradictions of adolescence itself."
—
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Courvoisier is more interested in human complexity than in generically packaged uplift"
—
The New York Times
The New York Times"Commitment, timing and patience make for a delightfully mature bite."
—
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"An auspicious debut for everyone involved."
—
The Irish Times
The Irish Times"This coming-of-age tale features its fair share of darkness, but it’s shot through with compassion and humour."
—
Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Not necessarily an outstanding or unusual production as contemporary French realism goes, but it is robust, enjoyable and unsentimental"
—
Financial Times
Financial Times"[Courvoisier's] vivid film is so alive you may believe you could even reach out and touch it — or eat it."
—
The Times
The TimesHoly Cow | Details
Award winner- Un Certain Regard - Youth Prize, Cannes 2024
- Rating
- M, Coarse language and sexual references
- Runtime
- 92
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- France
