Blanton: La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow)
Blanton Museum of Art presents: La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow), a film by Claudia Llosa
Free and open to the public!
Spain/Peru, 2009, Drama, 95 min
Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles
Starring: Magaly Solier from MAGALLANES, Susi Sánchez, Efraín Solís, Bárbara Lazón
Thursday June 16th, 2016, 6:30 pm
Blanton Museum of Art
200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 471-7324
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Blanton Museum of Art. More info.
Synopsis
Fausta (Magaly Solier) suffers from “The Milk of Sorrow”, an illness transmitted through mother’s milk by women who’ve been raped during Peru’s Civil Wars. Stricken with the fear that she’s contracted the illness from her mother’s breast milk — Fausta goes to extreme lengths to protect her own sexuality and safety. After her mother’s sudden death, she finds herself compelled to embark on a frightening journey for re-awakening, freedom and wholeness.
A co-presentation with 
Earlier in the day at 12:30, Dorota Biczel, who researches this time period in Peru at the University of Texas, will give a talk in the exhibition galleries. The talk is also free.
This screening is in conjunction with the Blanton’s current exhibition Fixing Shadows, a survey of Peruvian photography from 1968 to present. The show features a wide range of images, from very political photojournalism in the 1980s to landscapes that highlight environmental justice issues today.