The Hypnosis
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Grieving for her stillborn baby, young mother Robin faces a new problem – her breasts have started producing milk. Unable to make herself throw it away, she decides to donate it to mothers who cannot produce their own milk. However, this unusual undertaking turns out to be more complicated than she expected. As she unsuccessfully searches for a place that would accept her donation, the milk begins to take over Robin’s life, causing an ever-increasing jumble in her freezer, her relationship, and her life. This touching and melancholic, yet not overly sentimental, drama about grieving and loss is the feature debut of Stefanie Kolk, a former biophysicist turned film director. The film won sympathies of selectors of the world’s major festivals and has been shown in Venice, Warsaw, Rotterdam and elsewhere.
Stefanie Kolk (1986, The Netherlands) started out studying biophysics, before entering the Netherlands Film Academy. Her short films Clan, Harbour, and Eyes on the Road were included in the Pardi di Domani competition at the Locarno Film Festival. Milk is her full-length debut, having premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section at the Venice Film Festival.