The Milk of Sorrow

Directed by Claudia Llosa

Produced by Paris Film Production

A haunting, metaphorical meditation on intergenerational trauma and the burden of inherited suffering, told through a woman's struggle with a psychosomatic disease rooted in sexual violence.

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.