The Milky Way (Hebrew: חלב, romanized: Halav) is a 2023 Israeli-French dystopian black comedy film written, edited and directed by Maya Kenig. Starring Hila Ruach and Hadas Yaron. It is about a young musician and single mother who joins a company that extracts breast milk from poor women to sell to rich mothers.
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Synopsis
Tala is a 33-year-old woman who has become a single mother and is unsuccessful as an unconventional musician. Desperate for an income, she goes to work for 'The Milky Way', a breast milk dairy that provides rich mothers with the best quality breast milk from poor mothers. Her work and her meeting with one of the clients will take her on a journey about the complexity of motherhood.
Cast
Hila Ruach as Tala
Hadas Yaron as Nili
Omer Barnea as Eitan
Milan Balalty as Sheleg
Samira Saraya as Manar
Tali Sharon as Manager of Milky Way
Evgeny Moliboga as a Milkman
Charlotte Philomena Crasta as Angie
Seymor Daniel as Shoshana
Maayan Turjeman as Betty
Orli Roth Feldheim as Tala's mom
Michael Fridburg as Lavi
Kosta Kaplan as Tala's ex-boyfriend
Elisabeth Kedem as Milky Way nurse
Nuria Dina Lozinsky as Head nurse at the nursery
Release
It had its world premiere on November 14, 2023, at the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, then screened on June 10, 2024, at the Israel Film Center Festival, on July 20, 2024, at the 41st Jerusalem Film Festival, and on July 26, 2024, at the 44th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. In early August 2024, the North American distribution rights to the film were acquired by Greenwich Entertainment.