Review: Holy Cow

After his father’s death eighteen year old Totone is left to run the failing family farm and look after his little sister. Short of money Totone becomes determined to win the lucrative and prestigious Conte cheese competition and the 30,000 euro prize. Holy Cow was filmed in the Jura region of the French western Alps with a non professional cast of young first time actors. This is a tender, funny coming of age film about youth and Conte cheese.

Review: Restless Natives

Two friends in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of highwaymen style robberies on a motorbike. They dress up in funny masks armed with sneezing powder and rob coach loads of tourists in the highlands, becoming folk heroes to the locals in the process. A modern classic with soundtrack by ‘Big Country’.

Review: Broker

Following two unofficial brokers who sell orphaned infants, avoiding the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children. An infant’s mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building their own unlikely family. Hot on their heels are two detectives who want to stop their work. A funny and heart warming film by Hirokazu Kore-eda.