THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS
synopsis
Christelle has recently given birth to her third child. One day she is overcome by panic. She runs from her apartment, from her baby, disappears from her family. Her husband, Laurent, looks for her everywhere, questioning her father, sister, friends. What happened? Where is she? Christelle’s life will be irrevocably changed, and her disappearance will change the lives of everyone close to her. Emotional truths are revealed to each and everyone as they struggle to find a way back to tenderness and compassion.
| international title: | The Milk of Human Kindness |
| original title: | Le Lait de la tendresse humaine |
| country: | France, Belgium |
| sales agent: | Pyramide International |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Dominique Cabrera |
| film run: | 95' |
| release date: | FR 19/09/01, BE 03/10/01, DE 07/11/02, NL 30/05/02, CH 22/08/02 |
| screenplay: | Dominique Cabrera, Cécile Vargaftig, Gilles Marchand |
| cast: | Patrick Bruel, Maryline Canto, Dominique Blanc, Sergi Lopez, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner, Yolande Moreau, Antoine Chappey |
| cinematography by: | Hélène Louvart |
| film editing: | Francine Sandberg |
| art director: | Raymond Sarti |
| costumes designer: | Nathalie Raoul |
| music: | Béatrice Thiriet |
| producer: | Philippe Martin |
| production: | Les Films Pelléas, Glem Films, Les Films du Fleuve |
| distributor: | Rezo Films, Cinéart (BE), Peripher Filmverleih (DE), A-Film Distribution (NL), Look Now (CH) |
