{"id":22151,"date":"2025-10-22T10:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.france.fi\/culture\/film-francais-du-mois-vingt-dieux\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T08:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:56:43","slug":"french-film-of-the-month-holy-cow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.france.fi\/en\/culture\/french-film-of-the-month-holy-cow\/","title":{"rendered":"French Film of the Month: Holy Cow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the second screening in our \u201cFrench Film of the Month\u201d series, discover <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Holy Cow<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Vingt Dieux, Louise Courvoisier 2024), which follows the adventures \u2014 and misadventures \u2014 of Totone, a country teenager forced to take care of his little sister after their father dies in a car accident. This story of love, resilience, and resourcefulness was awarded during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival with the Youth Prize in the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Un Certain Regard <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">section.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Synopsis:<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Totone, 18 years old, spends most of his time drinking beers and partying in the Jura region with his group of friends. But reality catches up with him: he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister and find a way to make a living. He then sets out to make the best Comt\u00e9 cheese in the region, the one that would win him the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Duration: 1h30\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Language: French with English subtitles<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The tickets will soon be available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemaorion.fi\/elokuvat\/vingt-dieux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">at the web page of Cinema Orion<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (\u20ac9,5 &#8211; \u20ac12).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW148425719 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148425719 BCX8\">The \u201cFrench Film of the Month\u201d series is a collaboration between<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22144 alignright\" style=\"font-family: NonBreakingSpaceOverride, 'Hoefler Text', 'Noto Serif', Garamond, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: normal;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.france.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fleur-288x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.france.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fleur-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/www.france.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fleur.png 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW148425719 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148425719 BCX8\">\u00a0the French Institute of Finland and Cinema Orion. 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