Melk
Gripping drama about a young woman looking for a new purpose for her breast milk after the stillbirth of her baby. She hopes to donate the milk, but this proves more difficult than expected.
Please note that this film is in Dutch, without subtitles.
Days after her baby is stillborn, Robin’s breasts begin to produce milk. Grappling with a bottomless sorrow, she continues to pump. As the days turn into weeks and their fridge begins to crowd with dozens of bottles, Robin’s determination to donate her milk grows to a near-obsessive commitment.
In her debut feature, Stefanie Kolk explores grief at its most bare and natural. Inspired by her own breastfeeding period, Kolk’s sensitive and quiet drama tells of rocky paths that open up for some parents in the postpartum period.
Stefanie Kolk, Netherlands, 2023, 96 min. Dutch spoken, without subtitles.
With Frieda Barnhard, Arnoud Bos, Jelmer Chalkiopoulos, Jules Elting, Monique Heijmink-Wiegman.