The Milky Way (2023 film)
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Gal Greenspan
Roi Kurland
Leon Edery
Alona Refua
Roni Shamiss
Hadas Yaron
| The Milky Way | |
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| Directed by | Maya Kenig |
| Written by | Maya Kenig |
| Produced by | Maya Fischer Gal Greenspan Roi Kurland Leon Edery Alona Refua Roni Shamiss |
| Starring | Hila Ruach Hadas Yaron |
| Cinematography | Amit Yasur |
| Edited by | Maya Kenig |
| Music by | Assa Raviv Tom Meira Armony Hila Ruach |
Production companies | Green Productions Les Films du Poisson |
| Distributed by | Greenwich Entertainment (North America) |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | Israel France |
| Language | Hebrew |
The Milky Way (Hebrew: חלב, romanized: Halav) is a 2023 Israeli-French dystopian black comedy film written, edited and directed by Maya Kenig.[1] Starring Hila Ruach and Hadas Yaron.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
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,[5] then screened on June 10, 2024, at the Israel Film Center Festival,[6] on July 20, 2024, at the 41st Jerusalem Film Festival,[7] and on July 26, 2024, at the 44th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.[8] In early August 2024, the North American distribution rights to the film were acquired by Greenwich Entertainment.[9]