Is The Milk of Sorrow sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Milk of Sorrow scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Milk of Sorrow easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Milk of Sorrow end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Milk of Sorrow violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Milk of Sorrow

Name: The Milk of Sorrow
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Magaly Solier, Susi Sánchez, Efraín Solís, Marino Ballón, Daniel Nuñez Duran

Directed by Claudia Llosa

Produced by Paris Film Production

200994 min6.3 / 10

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.

Clusters

Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Coping With Death Disease Outbreak Movies Strong Female Characters Teen Pregnancy And Sexuality

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Loss Of Loved One Pregnancy Rape Victim Illness Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is The Milk of Sorrow sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is The Milk of Sorrow scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Milk of Sorrow easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The Milk of Sorrow end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Milk of Sorrow violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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