HOLY COW

[VINGT DIEUX]
In France's eastern farming region of Jura, 18-year-old Totone (Clément Favreau) becomes the man of the house after his father suddenly dies. The boyish and rascally Totone is not yet ready for the responsibilities of both running the family farm and raising his young sister, but he dreams of making a big score by winning the regional competition for producing Comté cheese. To do so, he and his pals steal high-quality milk from a neighboring farm, where some local lads Totone has a beef with work. But unexpectedly, Totone meets and falls for Marie-Lise (Maïwène Barthelemy), the young woman who owns the farm. Like Totone, Marie-Lise has had responsibility fall to her at a young age, although she is much more up to the task. Practical and straightforward in her work, Marie-Lise takes a similar approach to romantic matters with the inexperienced Totone. First-time feature writer/director Louise Courvoisier grew up in the Jura region and searched local fairs and stock car races to find the winning, authentic cast of first-time actors. The film won the Youth Prize from the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, as well as prizes for Best First Film and Best Female Revelation (Maïwène Barthelemy) at the 2025 César Awards. DIR/SCR Louise Courvoisier; SCR Théo Abadie; PROD Muriel Meynard. France, 2024, color, 90 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Run Time: 90 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, May 02, 2025

Genre: Comedy, drama