The Milk of Sorrow

Peruvian writer and director Claudia Llosa gives a taste of her country in this drama. After the death of her mother, a young woman works as a maid in order to afford her burial which also allows her to overcome her fears and superstitions that sets her free. Llosa uses local folklore and magic realism to tell the story of a young woman who's forced to come out of the shadows of a violent past. The title refers to a believe that mothers pass their terror through their breast milk. There's an obvious touch of exoticism in the film that's common in foreign films but it's a beautiful and haunting film from a country rarely seen on screen. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.