La teta asustada (2009)

Director:

Claudia Llosa

Writer:

Claudia Llosa (written by)

Release Date:

13 February 2009 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Plot:

Fausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the...

Plot Keywords:

Piano | Indigenous Culture | Song | Fainting | Gardener

Awards:

9 wins

Cast

Magaly Solier	...	Fausta
Susi Sánchez	...	Aída
Efraín Solís	...	Noé
Marino Ballón	...	Tío Lúcido
Antolín Prieto	...	Hijo de Aída

Also Known As:

The Milk of Sorrow (Europe: English title) (festival title) (International: English title)

Runtime:

Argentina:95 min | Germany:94 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

Spain | Peru

Language:

Spanish | Quechua

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Sweden:7 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Lima, Peru

Company:

Oberón Cinematográfica

Trivia:

The literal translation of the film's original Spanish title is "The Frightened Tit".

A Movie full of Rhythm, Intimacy and Fear

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.