Holy Cow

[Machine Translation] Father dies. All that is left is a dead-end cheese factory and a young sister. The film drew about 1 million spectators in France! Winner of the Youth Award in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2024, the Jean Vigo Award in 2024, and the Cesar Award for Best New Director in 2025, this is the story of the lives of the young people of the "Village of Comte Cheese". A coming-of-age story vividly depicting the daily lives of young people in the Jura region, where Comte cheese is produced and is said to be "the most beloved cheese in France. The film depicts the life of 18-year-old Totonne, who spends his days carelessly, but after the death of his father, a cheesemaker, he struggles to earn prize money by making cheese in order to survive with his younger sister. Directed by Louise Courvoisier, an up-and-coming filmmaker who grew up in a farmhouse in the Jura region and studied at La CineFabrique film school in Lyon. Her graduation film won the Grand Prix at the Cinefondation, the Cannes Film Festival's young filmmakers' competition, and when the film premiered at the 2024 Cannes International Film Festival, it created quite a stir and won the Youth Award in the Un Certain Regard section. The film went on to win the Jean Vigo Award, named for the genius Jean Vigo, who died young, and the Cesar Award for Best New Director, also known as the French Academy Award. Despite its small scale, the film has been seen by about 1 million people in France. It was a "surprise hit" that surpassed Oscar-winning films such as Anora and Substance, and has been called "a coming-of-age story that will move you and make you smile" (TimeOut), "a film with energy and humor reminiscent of Ken Loach" (ION CINEMA), "French cinema's breakthrough film of the year" (The Guardian), "a film that will make you laugh" (The New York Times), "a film that will make you laugh" (The New York Times), "a film that will make you laugh" (The New York Times). The Guardian" and "French cinema's breakthrough film of the year". --In the Jura region of France, the home of comte cheese, 18-year-old Totonne spends his free time drinking and partying with his friends. But reality hits him mercilessly. One day his father, a cheesemaker, dies in an accident, and he must find a way to earn a living while taking care of his seven-year-old sister. Then he learns that winning a gold medal in a cheese contest will bring him a prize of 30,000 euros, and he decides to make the best comte cheese using traditional methods. The film will include a theatrical trailer as a video bonus.

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父が死んだ。残されたのは、行き詰ったチーズ工房と幼い妹。フランスで約100万人を動員! 「コンテチーズの村」で生きる若者たちの日々、鮮やかに心打つ青春譚。2024年カンヌ国際映画祭ある視点部門ユース賞受賞/2024年ジャン・ヴィゴ賞受賞/2025年セザール賞最優秀新人監督賞受賞。「フランスで最も愛されるチーズ」とも言われるコンテチーズの生産地・ジュラ地方を舞台に、若者たちの日常を鮮やかに描いた青春物語。無軌道に日々を過ごしていた18歳のトトンヌが、チーズ職人だった父の死をきっかけに、幼い妹と生きていくため、チーズ作りで賞金を得ようと奮闘する姿が描かれる。監督は、ジュラ地方の農家に育ち、リヨンの映画学校 La CineFabriqueで学んだ新鋭、ルイーズ・クルヴォワジエ。卒業制作がカンヌの若手育成部門＜シネフォンダシオン＞でグランプリを受賞するなど早くから注目を集めてきた彼女は、本作が2024年カンヌ国際映画祭でプレミア上映されると大きな話題を呼び、＜ある視点＞部門ユース賞を受賞。その後も、夭折の天才ジャン・ヴィゴにちなんだジャン・ヴィゴ賞、そしてフランスのアカデミー賞とも称されるセザール賞・最優秀新人監督賞に輝いた。小規模な作品ながらフランスでは約100万人を動員。『Anora アノーラ』や『サブスタンス』といったオスカー受賞作を上回る"サプライズ・ヒット"として脚光を浴び、「心を揺さぶり、思わず笑みがこぼれる青春物語」 (TimeOut)、「ケン・ローチを思わせる活力とユーモア」 (ION CINEMA)、「フランス映画界の年間ブレイク作」(The Guardian)などと絶賛された。――フランス、コンテチーズの故郷ジュラ地方。18歳のトトンヌは、仲間と酒を飲み、パーティに明け暮れ気ままに過ごしている。しかし現実は容赦無く彼に襲いかかる。ある日チーズ職人だった父親が不慮の事故で亡くなり、7歳の妹の面倒を見ながら、生計を立てる方法を見つけなければならない事態に・・・。そんな時、チーズのコンテストで金メダルを獲得すれば3万ユーロの賞金が出ることを知り、伝統的な製法で最高のコンテチーズを作ることを決意する。映像特典には、劇場予告編を収録予定。