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Cow

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Academy Award-winner Andrea Arnold returns with an intimate portrait of one dairy cow's life. The film highlights the beauty and challenges cows face, and their great service to us all.
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A stark and emotionally resonant look at the life of a farm animal, Cow simply yet insistently asks the viewer to reconsider their relationship with their food.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk 09/19/2024
4/5
The result is heartwrenching. Go to Full Review
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Metro Newspaper (UK) 12/27/2022
The British auteur Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank) turns to documentary with this powerful, cow’s eye view of the dairy industry. You may never look a pint of milk in the face again. Go to Full Review
Kathleen Sachs Chicago Reader 04/09/2022
The documentary from British writer-director Andrea Arnold conveys something similar to the splendor that radiates from the best of silent cinema. Go to Full Review
William Stottor Loud and Clear Reviews 07/18/2024
4/5
In her first documentary feature Cow, Andrea Arnold concocts a deeply profound and strikingly resonant film about a mother’s forced separation from her child. Go to Full Review
Savina Petkova A Good Movie To Watch 10/29/2023
8/10
Cow opens up the dialogue about the on-screen role of animals beyond the call for activism. In it, the protagonists dictate the camera movements and positions just as any other human subject would. Go to Full Review
Greg Carlson Vague Visages 05/09/2023
Arnold’s assembly stops short of making any condemnation of the human masters who guide Luma through her paces, but Cow surely raises age-old questions about the relationship between people and “their” animals. Go to Full Review
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sofie m 11/03/2024 The ending was heartbreaking. The entire film was incredibly well done and will forever change the way I consume dairy products. No words, just moos and the unfortunate truth about the dairy industry. See more Laurie M 03/01/2024 Excellent portrait of the lives of dairy cattle. Having spent over a decade as a vet tech I can easily understand and relate to every moment in this wonderful documentary. It would have been better narrated, even just a little bit, especially for people that have no idea of what's going on and why. Seems like a very well run dairy. All the caregivers are gentle and patient. There was absolutely NO CRUELTY involved and all the cows are well cared for even to the end. I recommend everyone watch this and ask someone who knows questions when you don't understand why something is being done. See more Donnation G @DMG35 02/26/2024 A film that will test you. It shows the miserable life of a Cow on a dairy farm, which is a life that is short, painful, and full of sorrow. The film is not an easy watch and it isn't supposed to be. The filmmaker set out to show what these lovely animals go through just so we can have their milk. It's ugly, very sad, and it will stick with you. See more Alec B 02/21/2024 The lack of any talking heads or voice over narration is the biggest plus here as it makes the ending all the more shocking. See more andy h 10/09/2022 Cow isn't for mainstream audiences, but temple grand in would be proud. See more 07/25/2022 The lack of any talking heads or voice over narration is the biggest plus here as it makes the ending all the more shocking. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Academy Award-winner Andrea Arnold returns with an intimate portrait of one dairy cow's life. The film highlights the beauty and challenges cows face, and their great service to us all.
Director
Andrea Arnold
Producer
Kat Mansoor
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Doco Digital, Halcyon Pictures, Doc Society, BBC Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 8, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.2K
Runtime
1h 33m
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