Bloody Milk
Petit paysan
Hubert Charuel
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Pierre is a dairy farmer in his thirties. His life revolves around his farm, his veterinarian sister and his parents, who he has taken over from. When the first cases of an epidemic break out in France, Pierre discovers that one of his cows is infected. He can’t bring himself to lose his cows. He has nothing else and will go to any lengths to save them.
Scenario : Claude Le Pape, Hubert Charuel
Cinematography : Sébastien Goepfert
Editing : Lilian Corbeille, Julie Lena, Grégoire Pontécaille
Music : Myd
Cinematography : Sébastien Goepfert
Editing : Lilian Corbeille, Julie Lena, Grégoire Pontécaille
Music : Myd
Production : Domino Films
It is likely that the enthusiasm aroused by Petit paysan (Bloody Milk) when it was presented at Cannes Critics’ Week was mainly due to the fact that it focused on a character who doesn’t feature much in French feature films: the figure of the farmer. Hubert Charuel knows what he is talking about, himself being the son and grandson of farmers. His film is shot on the family farm, with his parents and grandfather playing small parts – this rootedness brings an undeniable truth to the description of places and gestures, especially as Swann Arlaud (excellent, as always) seems to have immersed himself perfectly in the role. (Marcos Uzal; Libération)�