A film about the current debate on eating and raising cattle for food, showing that animal-sourced foods are nutritious for humans, and can be raised in a way that is beneficial for the environment.
Direction
Rodgers turns a potentially dry subject into genuinely compelling storytelling.
Writing
Tackles complex science without talking down or losing momentum.
Director
Diana Rodgers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Diana Rodgers is a registered dietitian who initially set out to make a film about plant-based eating—until her research kept leading her back to meat.
The title deliberately reclaims 'sacred cow' from its idiomatic meaning, referencing Hindu reverence for cattle while arguing Western environmentalism has its own unexamined religious taboos.
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