When the Cows Come Home
2022, English. Directed by Costa Botes.
Even Loners Need a Herd...
When the Cows Come Home introduces audiences to Tilly and Maggie, a pair of cows that musician, journalist, artist and cow whisperer, Andrew Johnstone has befriended and subsequently saved from slaughter. The garrulous herdsman is enthusiastic to expound his views on animal husbandry, bovine communication and the vagaries of life in general, before the film walks us back through the events that have shaped the singular farmer-philosopher. From personal family tragedy to warring with Catholic school authorities, innovating in Hamilton’s nascent music scene to creating guerrilla art installations; Johnstone’s life has had a truly idiosyncratic trajectory. Mental health issues may have seen him retreat to life on the farm, but the film makes clear its subject’s restless inquisitiveness is far from being put out to pasture.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 28 July 2022
- Country
- New Zealand
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When the Cows Come Home runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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When the Cows Come Home isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 July 2022. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like When the Cows Come Home?
If you liked When the Cows Come Home, try Cow, I Am Heath Ledger, The Biggest Little Farm.
Who directed When the Cows Come Home?
When the Cows Come Home (2022) was directed by Costa Botes and stars Andrew Johnstone, Geoff Lealand, Claudine Johnstone.