Project Detail

Hot Milk

Synopsis

With a strange illness, a mother and her daughter embark on a journey to the Spanish coast to find a cure, and along the way the daughter discovers another reality far from her controlling mother.
An exploration of the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship, set against the backdrop of Almería, Spain, based on the novel by Deborah Levy.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - Competition - World premiere

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Features
Running time: 92 min
Director: Rebecca Lenkiewicz 1st Feature
Producer: Kate Glover, Giorgos Karnavas, Christine Langan
Executive Producer: Daniel Battsek, Farhana Bhula, Phil Hunt, Ollie Madden, Richard Mansell, Compton Ross, Ellie Wood
Editor: Mark Towns
Screenwriter: Deborah Levy (novel)
Director of Photography: Christopher Blauvelt
Production Designer: Andrey Ponkratov
Principal cast: Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Vincent Perez, Patsy Ferran

Genre

Literary Adaption Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by Film4

UK, Greece co-production

A Bonnie Productions (UK), Film4 (UK), HanWay Films (UK), Head Gear Films (UK), Heretic (GR) production.

Sales Company

HanWay Films

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London
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