Fiona Shaw and Emma Mackey’s “Hot Milk”: A Riveting Tale of Maternal Bonds and Liberation

Fiona Shaw and Emma Mackey

Based on Deborah Levy’s acclaimed 2016 novel Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s directorial debut, Hot Milk,follows twenty-five-year-old anthropology student Sofia (Emma Mackey) as she accompanies her mysteriously ill mother, Rose (Fiona Shaw), to a Spanish clinic in search of a cure for her debilitating condition. Emma Mackey’s Sofia serves as the film’s emotional center, portraying a young woman … Read more