Bloody Milk

Bloody Milk (French: Petit paysan, lit.'Little peasant') is a 2017 French drama film directed by Hubert Charuel in his feature debut. It was presented in the Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

Swann Arlaud as Pierre Chavanges
Sara Giraudeau as Pascale Chavanges
Bouli Lanners as Jamy
Isabelle Candelier as Madame Chavanges
Jean-Paul Charuel as Monsieur Chavanges
India Hair as Angélique
Géraldine Martineau as Emma
Valentin Lespinasse as Jean-Denis
Clément Bresson as Fabrice
Jean Charuel as Raymond
Julian Janeczko as Thomas
Franc Bruneau as Régis
Claude Le Pape as Francine

Release

The film had its world premiere in the Critics' Week section at the 70th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2017. It was released in French theaters on 30 August 2017.

Reception

Box office

Bloody Milk grossed $3.8 million in France, against a production budget of about $3.9 million.

Critical response

The film holds a 75% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews, with a weighted average of 7/10.

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2017	Cannes Film Festival	Caméra d'Or	Hubert Charuel	Nominated
Jerusalem Film Festival	FIPRESCI Prize for International First Film	Nominated
Philadelphia Film Festival	Archie Award for Best First Feature	Won
Louis Delluc Prize	Best First Film	Nominated
2018	Globes de Cristal Award	Best Actor	Swann Arlaud	Nominated
César Awards	Best Film	Stéphanie Bermann and Alexis Dulguerian	Nominated
Best First Feature Film	Hubert Charuel	Won
Best Director	Nominated
Best Actor	Swann Arlaud	Won
Best Supporting Actress	Sara Giraudeau	Won
Best Original Screenplay	Hubert Charuel and Claude Le Pape	Nominated
Best Editing	Julie Lena, Lilian Corbeille and Grégoire Pontécaille	Nominated
Best Original Music	Myd	Nominated

External links

at IMDb