Rent Hot Milk (2025)
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- Synopsis:
- The directorial debut from award-winning screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Ida, Disobedience), 'Hot Milk' is an intimate exploration of self-discovery, desire, and the complex bonds that shape us. Set against the sun-drenched Spanish coast, a young woman discovers that the people in her life - her ailing mother, and a mysterious lover - may not be exactly who she thought they were. Secrets, lies, and revelations lead her to doors that might be best left unopened. Based on the acclaimed novel by Deborah Levy and featuring compelling performances from Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw and Vicky Krieps, this is a vivid and evocative look at liberation and longing.
- Actors:
- Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Electra Sarri, Yorgos Tsiantoulas, Patsy Ferran, Vincent Perez, Elena Casablanca, Nikos Kardonis, Vasilis Tsigristaris, Vicky Krieps, Dimitris Oikonomidis, Maria Vlachopoulou, Yann Gael, Paraskevi Argyriadou, Paris Thomopoulos, Vangelis Mourikis, Korina Gougouli, Elisavet Liosi, Sofia Papadopoulou, Denia Mimerini
- Directors:
- Rebecca Lenkiewicz
- Producers:
- Kate Glover, Giorgos Karnavas, Christine Langan
- Narrated By:
- Nicole Cyrille
- Writers:
- Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Deborah Levy
- Aka:
- Sıcak Süt
- Studio:
- Mubi
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/10/2025
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of Hot Milk
Desire, Dependency, and Drift - Hot Milk review by griggs
Less a film to be understood than felt Hot Milk drifts between the real and the symbolic, tracing a mother-daughter bond that’s equal parts love, dependency, and quiet sabotage. Rose (FIona Shaw) may be suffering from a genuine illness, or she may be using it to keep her daughter tethered; the film never quite decides, and that ambiguity is its lifeblood.
Sofia (Emma Mackey), caught in this emotional undertow, stumbles toward a kind of awakening through Ingrid (Vicky Krieps), whose aloof seduction pries open desires she can barely admit to herself. The encounters feel charges, but also a little mechanical — as if meaning has been imposed rather than uncovered.
Visually, it’s beautifully crafted, the sun-scorched Spanish coast giving everything a hallucinatory sheen. But the refusal to resolve leaves the film adrift. Hot Milk is tender and strange, yet like seawater slipping through hands, it’s easier to admire than hold onto.