Congratulations to the cast and crew of Peruvian movie “La Teta Asustada” which won top prize at the Berlin Film Festival. "I hope more women will be encouraged by this,” declared director Claudia Llosa after receiving the Golden Bear award for her film.
“La Teta Asustada” beat out entries like “The Messenger”, starring Woody Harrelson, and “My One and Only”, with Renee Zellweger.
The English title for the movie is "The Milk of Sorrow" though the precise translation of the Spanish title is “The Scared Tit.” Either title is appropriate for the moving film that centers on Fausta, a young woman who believes that she is ill due to the breast milk of raped women during Peru’s bloody armed conflict. Yet after her mother’s death Fausta must come to terms with her past and attempt to move forward:
In recent years the Berlin Film Festival has recognized outstanding Latin American films. Aside from “La Teta Asustada” Uruguay's “Gigante” earned three awards and co-won the Grand Prix Silver Bear prize. The 2007 Golden Bear award was won by Brazilian box office hit “Tropa De Elite” (“The Elite Squad”).
Online Sources- Guardian UK, The Latin Americanist, Reuters, imdb.com, BBC News
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