Women with Cows
Peter Gerdehag, Tell Aulin
| Sweden
| 2011
| 93 min
Women with Cows is a twisted Grey Gardens set on a crumbling Swedish farm. Stubborn, 70-something year-old Britt Georgsson has spent a lifetime milking and is devoted to her cows. Her sister Inger couldn’t wait to escape the bovine torture – she married and left the farm but is now begrudgingly drawn back to help. Despite being literally doubled over by a badly healed back injury, Britt soldiers on, but the government steps in and it is Inger who must decide on her loyalties. Beautifully and respectfully shot, this intimate fly-on-the-wall documentary is a touching reminder of the importance of family, compromise and compassion.
Director Peter Gerdehag, Tell Aulin
Producer Lasse Rengfelt, Malcolm Dixelius, Tell Aulin
Premiere Australian Premiere
Section International Competition
Festival Year 2012