Bloody Milk
The farming world is often torn between age-old traditions and industrialisation, the passing of the torch and technological change, family-run businesses and corporate conglomerates, the rural communities it inhabits and the cities it feeds, environmental challenges and the drive for profitability... All these issues are reflected in this program, which highlights how many recent films from Québec and France have looked at the agricultural world, capturing its essential, resilient, and sometimes painful aspects.
Winner of three César Awards in 2018, including Best First Film
Pierre is a 30-year-old dairy farmer. His life revolves around the family farm he took over, his cows, his veterinarian sister and his parents. When the first cases of an epidemic disease break out in France, Pierre finds out one of his animals is infected. Losing his cows is not an option for Pierre. He has nothing else and he will do whatever it takes to save them.
Hubert Charuel
Born in 1985, Hubert Charuel grew up in the family dairy farm. He took a different path and graduated from La Fémis in 2011. After several short films, he directed his first feature film in 2016, Bloody Milk (Petit paysan). The film is supported by the Gan Foundation for cinema in 2015 and was selected at Cannes Critics’ Week in 2017.
