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- 2021
- Andrea Arnold
- 94 mins
- 12A
Summary
Andrea Arnold's documentary about the life a dairy cow called Luma at Park Farm in Kent, from grazing in green fields to giving birth, producing milk and everything in between
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Emma Simmonds
Director Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank) turns a benevolent eye on the animal kingdom in this expertly judged documentary, which charts the daily lives of dairy cow Luma and her calf. Presented without commentary, the film unfolds in surprisingly compelling fashion with just the casually caught words of farm workers and veterinarians providing context and marking the passage of time. Cinematographer Magda Kowalczyk's fluid, frequently up-close camerawork seems to look directly into the creatures' souls, but also feels confrontational as we see the pair in a way that highlights the routine cruelty of their predicament and zeroes in on their pain. True, there's a poignancy in the melancholy love songs that play on the radio in the milking shed, and humour in the fireworks and R&B music that inadvertently accompany a mating ritual. But it's the illumination of the milk production process (which many will not have thought to question) in such a quietly audacious, desperately affecting style that makes Cow such a triumph.
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Crew
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Theatrical distributor
MUBI
Released on
2022-01-14
Languages
English
Guidance
Swearing, upsetting scenes
Formats
Colour
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