In a dystopian world where motherhood is not only a challenge but also a business, Tala, a 33-year-old Israeli musician, fights for her independence and the well-being of her newborn. Single and desperate for financial stability, she takes an unusual job: she becomes an employee at the MILKY WAY, a highly specialized milk bank. Here, everything revolves around the distribution of breast milk – refined, classified and packaged for the wealthy elite. Whether vegan, high in protein or with essential nutrients: milk is the ultimate luxury product. But as Tala tries to find her way in her new role, she gains a disturbing insight into the seemingly perfect lives of her customers. The contrast between her own reality and the splendor of the wealthy makes Tala increasingly doubt the social structures that have created this absurd reality. Maya Kenig's THE MILKY WAY is a captivating and original story that combines biting satire and profound drama. This dark comedy takes aim at motherhood, social inequality and the commercialization of the intimate. The film has been celebrated at international festivals, including the Tallinn Black Nights Festival, where it received a Special Jury Mention in the Critics' Picks category, and the Jerusalem Film Festival, where it won the Anat Pirchi Award for Best Screenplay.
In this comedy with dystopian traits, the single mother and musician Tala earns her money by selling her breast milk.
In a dystopian world where motherhood is not only a challenge but also a business, Tala, a 33-year-old Israeli musician, fights for her independence and the well-being of her newborn. Single and desperate for financial stability, she takes an unusual job: she becomes an employee at the MILKY WAY, a highly specialized milk bank. Here, everything revolves around the distribution of breast milk – refined, classified and packaged for the wealthy elite. Whether vegan, high in protein or with essential nutrients: milk is the ultimate luxury product.
But as Tala tries to find her way in her new role, she gains a disturbing insight into the seemingly perfect lives of her customers. The contrast between her own reality and the splendor of the wealthy makes Tala increasingly doubt the social structures that have created this absurd reality.
Maya Kenig's THE MILKY WAY is a captivating and original story that combines biting satire and profound drama. This dark comedy takes aim at motherhood, social inequality and the commercialization of the intimate. The film has been celebrated at international festivals, including the Tallinn Black Nights Festival, where it received a Special Jury Mention in the Critics' Picks category, and the Jerusalem Film Festival, where it won the Anat Pirchi Award for Best Screenplay.