Holy Cow
Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: March 28, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
83
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Universal acclaim based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
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0
Negative:
0
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90
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleApr 7, 2025
Holy Cow achieves its own special texture and flavor the more its central character boils, curdles and cools. Read full review
90
The New York TimesManohla DargisMar 27, 2025
The low-key charms of the coming-of-age story Holy Cow emerge gradually but steadily. Read full review
80
Little White LiesAlex Hopkins-McQuillanApr 11, 2025
This coming-of-age tale from debut writer/director Louise Courvoisier features its fair share of darkness, but it’s shot through with compassion and humour. The film is a testament to resilience in the face of hardship, and a hymn to the Jura region where Courvoisier herself grew up. Read full review
80
The GuardianCath ClarkeApr 11, 2025
Holy Cow is sentimental in the best of ways, with its warmth and hope in human nature. Read full review
80
The TimesLarushka Ivan-ZadehApr 11, 2025
A heartwarming coming-of-age story about a raw boy slowly ripening to manhood, this impressively mature debut is earthy, compassionate and never too cheesy. Read full review
80
The Irish TimesTara BradyApr 9, 2025
Powered along by youthful exuberance, earthy sex scenes and keen naturalism, Holy Cow is a box-office sensation in France, where it outperformed Anora and The Brutalist. The cinematographer Elio Balezeaux finds winning tableaux in dung, well-used farm equipment and sun-dappled pastures. An auspicious debut for everyone involved. Read full review
80
Time OutJohn BleasdaleMar 18, 2025
A moving and humorous coming-of-age story which is told with brio, avoiding the usual divots of social realism misery. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineMarshall ShafferMar 26, 2025
The rhythms and structure of Holy Cow embody the swirling confusion and contradictions of adolescence itself. Read full review
70
Screen DailyLee MarshallMar 12, 2025
Lovingly shot in warm natural light, and accompanied by a gentle, lilting soundtrack, Holy Cow is shot through with compassion for its rascally yet vulnerable protagonist. Read full review
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