Cow (2022)
85%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: 27 wins & 161 nominations
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.
Cow” is a moo-ving documentary that takes you on a journey through the eyes of a dairy cow named Luma. Director Andrea Arnold does an udderly fantastic job of humanizing Luma and giving her a voice to tell her own story. While it may be a bit of a bumpy ride, the film is both heartwarming and eye-opening, shedding light on the harsh realities of farm life. So grab some popcorn and prepare to be milked of all your emotions.
Production Company(ies)
Ciné-tamaris Social Animals Rouge International,
Distributor
IFC Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Howell Territorial Park, Sauvie Island, Oregon, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Year of Release
2020
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.37 : 1
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Runtime:1h 33m
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Language(s):North, American, Indian, English, Russian
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Country of origin:United Kingdom
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 8, 2022 Limited
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
documentary, cow, farm animal, Andrea Arnold, Kat Mansoor, Maxyne Franklin, Rose Garnett, Sandra Whipham, Magda Kowalczyk, English, limited release, IFC Films, box office, gross USA, reviewed by Kathleen Sachs, Richard Brody, Ty Burr, Katie Walsh, Tomris Laffly, Radheyan Simonpillai, Elsa Fernández-Santos, Josh Parham, Sergi Sánchez, Loren King, Carla Hay, MPAA rating, Academy Award-winner, emotional, intimate, service, beauty, challenges, food, relationship, dairy cow, industrial farm, women, reality, heartwarming, disturbing, hypnotic, rhythm, visuals, sound design, subjectivity, humanizes, Luna, heartwarming, devastating, perspective-shifting, cinematic experience, silent cinema, daily experience, inner life, farm animal
Worldwide gross: $1,380,500
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,575,379
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,481
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 171,797
US/Canada gross: $101,068
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $115,335
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,646
US/Canada opening weekend: $81,323
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $92,803
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,958
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Kat Mansoor – Producer
Maxyne Franklin – Executive Producer
Rose Garnett – Executive Producer
Sandra Whipham – Executive Producer
Magda Kowalczyk – Cinematographer
Director(s)
Andrea Arnold
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Kat Mansoor
Film Festivals
Cannes, Telluride
Awards & Nominations
27 wins & 161 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (96) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (92) | Rotten (4)
The documentary from British writer-director Andrea Arnold conveys something similar to the splendor that radiates from the best of silent cinema.
April 9, 2022
Kathleen Sachs
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
“Cow” reflects an admirable and fascinating motive: to enter into the daily experience and the inner life of a farm animal.
April 8, 2022
Richard Brody
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
It will deepen your understanding of the world we share with the creatures we use.
April 8, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Ty Burr
Ty Burr’s Watch List
TOP CRITIC
It is as moving as it is devastating, and although this film requires patience and fortitude, it rewards with a singular and perspective-shifting cinematic experience.
April 8, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Katie Walsh
Tribune News Service
TOP CRITIC
By the end of Arnolds lyrical passion project, one feels genuinely connected to Luma and her likes.
April 8, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Tomris Laffly
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
Arnolds documentary about a dairy cow living out her days in the fields and cages on an industrial farm fits remarkably well alongside the directors other work about the cruelest realities facing women.
April 8, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Radheyan Simonpillai
NOW Toronto
TOP CRITIC
Arnold’s camera works like a sponge. [Full review in Spanish]
June 8, 2022
Elsa Fernández-Santos
El Pais (Spain)
The quiet moments amplify a cinematic gravity that’s aided by such inviting cinematography.
June 8, 2022 | Rating: 7/10
Josh Parham
Next Best Picture
A rigorous exercise of subjectivity, Arnold humanizes this cow with no future… [Full review in Spanish]
May 19, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Sergi Sánchez
Fotogramas
Its lyricism comes from the stark visuals and sound design, the hypnotic rhythm, and the camera’s intimacy.
May 5, 2022
Loren King
Newport This Week (RI)
Cow is not always an easy documentary to watch, because it shows the often-harsh realities of being a cow on a farm. The starkness of this reality is fascinating because it can be heartwarming in some ways and disturbing in other ways.
May 1, 2022
Carla Hay
Culture Mix
A film which tells the story of dairy cows through the lens of one dairy cow. Luna tells her own story. Luna is a cow. How? How you ask? Because Andrea Arnold does not get humans to tell the story of Lunas life. She does it herself.
May 1, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Carey-Ann Pawsey
Orca Sound…
Plot
A loner and cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee). The men collaborate on a business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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