The Milk of Sorrow
(2009)
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The Milk of Sorrow
(2009)
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Fausta
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Susi Sánchez | ... |
Aída
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Efraín Solís | ... |
Noé
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Bárbara Lazón | ... |
Perpetua
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Delci Heredia | ... |
Carmela
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Karla Heredia | ... |
Severina
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Fernando Caycho | ... |
Melvin
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Miller Revilla Chengay | ... |
Melvincito
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Spencer Salazar | ... |
Jonathan
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Summy Lapa | ... |
Chicho
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María del Pilar Guerrero | ... |
Máxima
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Leandro Mostorino | ... |
Jhonny
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Anita Chaquiri | ... |
Abuela
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Edward Llungo | ... |
Marcos
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Daniel Núñez | ... |
Amadeo
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Fausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. While living in constant fear and confusion due to this disease, she must face the sudden death of her mother. She chooses to take drastic measures to not follow in her mother's footsteps. Written by Pusan International Film Festival
Our heroine is called Fausta, a girl who is full of fear. "The Milk of Sorrow" or, more exactly "The Frightened Tit" is, in the Peruvian-indigenous tradition, an illness, is being condemned to be a coward. Peru's late History was influenced by guerrilla's warfare and state brutality. Women (like Fausta's mother) were raped, and raped women got sick... of fear. through her mother's milk Fausta is afraid of life, but she is by no mean a coward, because after her mother dies, her struggle is by herself. This movie is beautiful, it combines a very, very strong performance from Magaly Solier, and a universal human struggle in a very typical Latin American city.