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DramaComedy

Holy Cow

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After the tragic death of his father, 18-year-old Totone must look after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He assumes even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comté cheese made in the western part of the French Alps.

Release Date : 2024-12-11

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

Production Country : France

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Clément Faveau

Character Name : Totone

Original Name : Clément Faveau

Gender : Male

Maïwene Barthelemy

Character Name : Marie-Lise

Original Name : Maïwene Barthelemy

Gender : Male

Luna Garret

Character Name : Claire

Original Name : Luna Garret

Gender : Female

Mathis Bernard

Character Name : Jean-Yves Bretin

Original Name : Mathis Bernard

Gender : Male

Dimitri Baudry

Character Name : Francis

Original Name : Dimitri Baudry

Gender : Male

Armand Sancey Richard

Character Name : Cyril

Original Name : Armand Sancey Richard

Gender : Male

Lucas Marillier

Character Name : Pierrick

Original Name : Lucas Marillier

Gender : Male

Lorelei Vasseur

Character Name : Aurore

Original Name : Lorelei Vasseur

Gender : Male

Damien Bilon

Character Name : Guy

Original Name : Damien Bilon

Gender : Male

Jean-Marie Ganneval

Character Name : Serge

Original Name : Jean-Marie Ganneval

Gender : Male

Hervé Parent

Character Name : André

Original Name : Hervé Parent

Gender : Male

Marine Pasculin

Character Name : Le garagiste

Original Name : Marine Pasculin

Gender : Male

Isabelle Courageot

Character Name : Nadine

Original Name : Isabelle Courageot

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-05-01

I watched this for about half an hour before I twigged that “Totone” (Clément Faveau) was Prince Harry’s stunt double! I though the resemblance was uncanny. He is an eighteen year old who works in his dad’s fromagerie when he’s not out on the razz. His dad also likes a glass or two, is lousy at karaoke and not much better at driving, and it’s this toxic combination that leaves the young man having to look after his seven year old sister and grow up pretty swiftly. Knowing as much about cheese making as I do, he is forced to takes a job at a rival farm and that’s where he, and we, discover just his hard it is to make the stuff. Did you know they have to heat the milk to 50°-odd then scoop the stuff out of a vat in less than ten seconds in something that looks like a large brassière? Well he didn’t either, but together with his faithful friends “Jean-Yves” (Mattis Bernard) and “Francis” (Dimitri Baudry) sets about starting his own cottage industry. Thing is, he needs milk. He can’t pay for it, so he decides to purloin it from the neighbouring farm of the sexually curious “Marie-Lise” (Maïwene Barthelemy). It’s a sort of have his cheese and eat it sort of arrangement as he distracts her with nooky whilst his mates help themselves. Of course, this isn’t a sustainable state of affairs for just about anyone, and for the next ninety minutes Louise Courvoisier takes us on a quickly-paced story of human nature and nurture whilst using the rakish “Totone” as an entertaining tool to showcase irresponsibly and selfishness coupled with loyalty and determination. It’s been done on a budget, and some of the production is a bit ropey (especially the edits at times) but there’s a solid cast telling is an engaging story of a community that has it’s own rules of engagement that always requires them to say “holy cow” when astonished, amazed, annoyed - it’s their one size fits all phrase! The on-form Faveau and Barthelemy gel well together, and there is also quite a fun contribution from Luna Garret as the young sister and as feel-good comedies go, this is quite good fun.