Holy Cow (15) 9th-11th May 2025

Director: Louise Courvoisier

Cast: Clément Faveau, Luna Garret, Dimitry Baudry, Maïwene Barthelemy, Mathis Bernard.

Totone’s carefree teenage life of drinking and dancing takes a turn when he must provide for his 7-year-old sister. Seeking income, he channels his energy into producing an award-winning comté cheese to claim a competition prize.

“Holy Cow is a summer film of late nights and early mornings. Making the film, Courvoisier employed her own family, who took on everything from the set design to the beautifully atmospheric, yet lightly applied soundtrack. During a cheese tasting, a connoisseur describes a cheese as inedible, before explaining that it’s too young but has promising attributes. Courvoisier’s film is both young and, I imagine, delicious on crackers.” John Bleasdale, Time Out  

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

“[Courvoisier’s] vivid film is so alive you may believe you could even reach out and touch it — or eat it.!”  Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, The Times

Friday 9th May to Sunday 11th May 2025, 7.30pm