Holy Cow (Vingt Dieux)

A person with a cigarette in mouth, arms raised, light brown or blonde hair, and a necklace stands against a clear blue sky background.

Totone spends most of his time drinking beers and partying in the Jura region with his group of friends. But after the tragic death of his father, the 18-year-old is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm in the Jura section of France. He assumes even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comte cheese made in this western part of the French Alps.

Winner of the Un Certain Regard Youth Award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, this heartwarming debut feature from Louise Courvoisier, which offers a “verité” look at the hardscrabble life of French agriculture, is simultaneously a moving love story and, above all, an ode to the love of cheese.

Part of our "French Film Festival" and "New Visions, New Voices" series. Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films. In French with English subtitles.

Our French Film Festival is supported by the Albertine Cinematheque, a program of Albertine Foundation & Villa Albertine, with support from the CNC / Centre National du Cinema, and SACEM / Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain. Cosponsored by the Department of Romance Studies.