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Cow

    Documentary Feature | 2015-2021 | United Kingdom

    Main data

    DirectorAndrea Arnold [1]
    ProductionHalcyon Pictures [uk], BBC Films [uk], Doc Society [uk]
    DistributorAd Vitam [fr], MK2 [fr], Submarine [us]

    Trailers/Videos

    • First clip
    • Clip for press use
    • Cannes - Press conference
    • BFI Trailer

    Posters

    • French

    Press images

    Brief synopsis

    This film is an endeavour to consider cows. To move us closer to them. To see both their beauty and the challenge of their lives. Not in a romantic way but in a real way. It's a film about one dairy cow's reality and acknowledging her great service to us.

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    ColoristRob Pizzey
    Director of photographyMagdalena Kowalczyk
    DirectorAndrea Arnold [1]
    EditorRebecca Lloyd
    EditorNicolas Chaudeurge
    EditorJacob Secher Schulsinger
    GafferAlex Macaulay
    GafferAndy Cole
    Music supervisorSimon Astall
    ProducerKat Mansoor
    Executive producerRose Garnett
    Executive producerSandra Whipham
    Executive producerMaxyne Franklin
    Production sound mixerNikky French
    Sound editorMaria Carolina Santana Caraballo-Gramcko
    Supervising sound editorNicolas Becker
    Foley artistGilles Marsalet

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    BBC Films [uk]
    Doc Society [uk]
    Halcyon Pictures [uk]

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    Ad Vitam [fr]
    France    		France
    MK2 [fr]
    international sales    		international sales
    Submarine [us]
    North American sales    		North American sales

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Magdalena Kowalczyk2022Docs Against Gravity [pl]
    Canon Award for Best Cinematography    		Canon Award for Best CinematographyWinner
    Andrea Arnold [1]2022Docs Against Gravity [pl]
    Green Warsaw Award    		Green Warsaw AwardWinner
    Andrea Arnold [1]2022BAFTA [uk]
    Best documentary    		Best documentaryNominated
    Magdalena Kowalczyk2021British Independent Film Awards [uk]
    Best Cinematography    		Best CinematographyNominated
    Andrea Arnold [1]2021Film Festival Cologne [de]
    Best of Cinema Documentary    		Best of Cinema DocumentaryNominated

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2022United KingdomBFI London Film Festival
    Documentary Competition    		Documentary Competition
    2022PolandDocs Against Gravity
    Official Selection    		Official Selection
    2022LuxembourgLuxembourg City Film Festival
    2021GermanyFilmfest Hamburg
    Kaleidoskop    		Kaleidoskop
    2021FranceFestival de Cannes
    Cannes Premiere    		Cannes Premiere
    2021NetherlandsIDFA
    Masters    		Masters

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 30/11/2022
    PremiereThursday, 08/07/2021Festival de Cannes - Out of Competition [fr]

    Links

    Websites
    [de]https://www.critic.de/film/cow-15522/
    Reviews
    https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/407184/
    [de]https://www.kino-zeit.de/film-kritiken-trailer-streaming/cow-2021
    https://deadline.com/2021/07/cannes-film-review-cow-andrea-arnold-documentary-1234789252/
    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/08/cow-review-andrea-arnold-first-documentary-is-meaty-slice-of-bovine-socio-realism
    https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/cow-review-andrea-arnold-1235017064/
    https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/cow-review-andrea-arnold-1234649687/
    Articles / Reports
    Interview with the director [pl]https://wyborcza.pl/7,101707,27315898,krowy-zachowuja-sie-jak-duze-psy-dlaczego-wiec-zrobilismy-z.html?fbclid=IwAR0CS01ao8h_DY8Kl6odRNCSSiiG4QimdA7d1Cm5_visyESGAcSLjtsyNRY
    interview with the dop [pl]https://kultura.onet.pl/film/wywiady-i-artykuly/krowa-film-magdalena-kowalczyk-czasem-trzeba-przyjrzec-sie-krowie-aby-opowiedziec-o/h8d4dgq?utm_source=kultura.onet.pl_viasg_kultura&utm_medium=referal&utm_campaign=leo_automatic&srcc=ucs&utm_v=2