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MILK OF SORROW, THE

Director:

  Claudia Llosa
  

Year Released:

  2009

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Delci Heredia
  Barbara Lazon
  Susi Sanchez
  Magaly Solier
  Efrain Solis
Movie Haiku:Peruvian film nominated for BFLF in 2010 is challenging but definitely worth the effort. Llosa tempers her feminist rage with magical realism in telling the story of Fausta (Solier) a girl raised by a mother who was brutally raped during her pregnancy.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2010