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The Milk of Sorrow (2009) - Movie Details

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Release Date: February 13, 2009 (LA)
Genre: Foreign, Drama
Director: Claudia Llosa
Writer: Claudia Llosa
Cast: Magaly Solier, Susi Sánchez, Efraín Solís, Marino Ballón, Antolín Prieto
AKA: La Teta Asustada
Studio: Oberón Cinematográfica
Official site: latetaasustada.com
Running Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Rated

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....

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The Oscar-nominated Peruvian drama The Milk of Sorrow (La teta asustada) is about Fausta, an emotionally and sexually repressed young woman who has grown up with a psychological fear of intimacy following her mother's brutal rape. It's also about boring the audience.

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