HOLY COW (M)
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DIRECTOR: Louise Courvoisier
CAST: Clément Faveau, Luna Garret, Mathis Bernard, Dimity Baudry, Maïwène Barthelemy, Armand Sancey Richard, Lucas Marillier
COUNTRY: France
LANGUAGE: French with English subtitles
GENRE: Drama, Coming-of-Age
CLASSIFICATION: M – Coarse language and sexual references
AGE RECOMMENDATION: 15+ years
RUN TIME: 92 mins
HOLY COW (M)
Much more than an insight into rural life, HOLY COW pays tribute to community, resilience, love, and cheese curds in pastoral France.
Direct from the Cannes Film Festival 2024, HOLY COW marks Louise Courvoisier as a powerful new voice in cinema, winning the festival’s prestigious Youth Prize in the Un Certain Regard category.
In the Jura region, renowned for its Comté cheese, 18-year-old Totone (Clément Favreau) has his childhood cut short after a devastating tragedy. Suddenly the sole carer for his 7-year-old sister Claire (Luna Garret) and forced to sell his father’s farm equipment to make ends meet, Totone devises a plan: follow in his family’s cheesemaking footsteps and win the €30,000 Comté cheese prize – even though he has no idea of where to start.
With an unfiltered realism, this debut features heartfelt performances by non-professional actors and real farmers, bringing raw authenticity to Courvoisier’s first feature film. Shot on location in the countryside of the director’s childhood, and with her entire family contributing to the soundtrack and set design, HOLY COW is a beautiful ode to neorealist classics like Bicycle Thieves made fresh for modern audiences.
‘Shot through with compassion for its rascally yet vulnerable protagonist.’
– Screen International
‘Courvoisier’s vivid film is so alive you may believe you could even reach out and touch it — or eat it.’
–Times (UK)
‘Commitment, timing and patience make for a delightfully mature bite.’
– Los Angeles Times
Ticket Prices
Full: $19
Conc/Student: $17
Under 18: $12
Group 8: $14
BREC CineSaver Pass
One Pass, Five Entries
Full: $85
Concession/Student: $75
For the best value on your film tickets, purchase a BREC CineSaver Pass, valid for 5 entries to any BREC International Film Festival Winter 2025 screening.
BREC CineSaver Passes can be purchased online, or via the BREC Box Office on 1300 661 272.
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