From Page To Screen: Hot Milk (2025)
Event Details
Screening as part of the 2025 From Page To Screen film festival
Introduced by director and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz
The festival closes with an exclusive preview of Hot Milk after its world premiere in the main competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. This darkly humoured adaptation of Deborah Levy’s Booker Prize-nominated 2016 novel is the directorial debut of Rebecca Lenkiewicz, last year’s From Page To Screen curator.
Starring Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) and Emma Mackey (Sex Education) as a mother and daughter, Rose and Sophia, claustrophobically bound together during their stay in a small Spanish seaside town where an alternative health clinic promises miracles. Rose has mortgaged her house to pay for the healing talents of attentive Dr. Gomez (Vincent Perez) who seems more interested in probing her traumatic past than examining her erratic bouts of disability.
Released from the role of carer and her university deadlines, Sofia is drawn to the sensual heat haze of the beach where mysterious Ingrid (Vicky Krieps) seduces her and promises love – but also more secrets and mind games. Sophia’s anthropology expertise can’t help her understand or resolve all the bizarre behaviour of everyone around her, and simmering resentments build to a shocking finale that will fire debates long after the end of the film.
“I’m really excited to return to Bridport’s film festival and its dynamic team with Hot Milk. The films are fantastic and the surrounding events are wonderful. Film festivals are essential for the lifeblood of independent film and this one is just brilliant. Then there’s the sea and cliffs and Kubrick’s cottage. Film heaven.” – Rebecca Lenkiewicz, director, Hot Milk
Dir. Rebecca Lenkiewicz, UK/Greece 2025, 92 mins. With Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Vincent Perez, Patsy Ferran.
Certificate TBC (advise 15)
FILM SPONSORED BY SYMONDSBURY ESTATE
For more information please visit www.bridport-arts.com
Bridport Electric Palace
Sunday 26 April at 8pm
Tickets: £13.00
Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901 or online HERE
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